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Applicants for the BA (Applied Social Studies) should normally have already achieved second class honours or a “merit” grade or equivalent in a Diploma, National Diploma or Ordinary Degree award in one of the social professions, including (but not limited to) community development, youth work and social care. Their programme of study should have:

• included substantial supervised fieldwork practice, and
• led to an award at (or equivalent to) Level 7 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). See http://www.nfq-qqi.com/

Prior awards must have a value of at least 120 credits on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). See: https://ec.europa.eu/education/resources/european-credit-transfer-accumulation-system_en

Minor awards with insufficient ECTS credits are not eligible.

Application for the BA (Applied Social Studies) is made directly to the Department of Applied Social Studies.

For further information and an application form contact: appliedsocialstudies@mu.ie

Please insert “BA APPSS” in the subject line of correspondence

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Campus venue: Maynooth University

Duration: one year

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 3

APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES BS3SM - APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory AGEING AND SOCIAL POLICY SP309 2.5 2 CHILD AND FAMILY POLICY SP217 5 1 COMPARATIVE AND EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY SP216 5 2 CRITICAL ISSUES IN PRACTICE CY333 15 Year-Long DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP PO205 5 1 ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – PRACTICAL PROJECT SP261 5 2 ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – THEORY AND CONCEPTS SP260 5 1 ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE SP310 5 2 GENDER AND POLITICS PO312 5 1 HOUSING POLICY, THEORY AND PRACTICE SP312 5 1 IRISH POLITICS AND SOCIETY PO315 5 2 LINKING EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION SP302 2.5 1 MARX ON IRELAND SO221 5 1 MEDIA AND SOCIETY SO208 5 1 MENTAL HEALTH IN IRELAND: POLICY, PRACTICE AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS SP218 5 2 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE WELFARE STATE SP313 5 1 RACE & ETHNICITY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE SO320A 5 2 RESEARCH FOR PRACTICE CY331 15 Year-Long REVOLUTIONS SO319 5 2 SOCIAL POLICY AND GENDER SP305 2.5 2 SOCIAL POLICY AND PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS SP308 2.5 1 SOCIAL POLICY AND WELFARE STATES IN TIMES OF CHANGE SP304 5 2 SOCIAL WORLDS OF CHILDREN SO210 5 1 SOCIETY AND STATE PO304 5 2 SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY SO312 5 2 THE SOCIAL PROFESSIONS (SOCIAL WORK, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH WORK) SP219 5 2 THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONTEXT OF PRACTICE CY332 15 Year-Long

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The BA (Applied Social Studies), like other honours degrees in the social sciences, provides a valuable academic foundation for many vocations and occupations. It can enable graduates to progress further in their existing professional field, or to proceed to postgraduate professional training in social work, community development and youth work, and other areas.

Students attaining the requisite standard may proceed to a postgraduate research degree in the applied social sciences.

Graduates of the BA (Applied Social Studies) can also be found working in policy analysis, applied social research, public administration and management, civil society/non-governmental organisations, journalism and the media.

For further information on Postgraduate options please go to the Graduate Studies site