The Master of Arts in Social Impact Assessment will equip you with the necessary academic skills to commission, design, implement and/or interpret social impact assessments. This programme is targeted for sociology/social science graduates and individuals with a strong research methods background, who may wish to practice in the fields of applied sociology and policy making. The programme of study will comprise of 12 study units, each having 5 ECTS, and a Project, comprising 30ECTS. The Study units will be coordinated by lecturers mainly from the Department of Sociology, but also from other Departments and Faculties. By the end of the course, through a culmination of knowledge, hands-on experience and thorough research, your refined expertise will be reflected in a 15,000-20,000 supervised project, which will be submitted for examination and presented orally to a group symposium.
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Semester 2   (February 2024 - June 2024) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SOC5019 | Introduction to Social Impact Assessment | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC5021 | Space and Place | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC5023 | SIA and the Policy Process (1): The Policy and Legal Context | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1   (October 2024 - January 2025) | |||||
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SOC5012 | Principles of Research Design | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC5024 | Environment and Society | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC5025 | Economy and Society | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2   (February 2025 - June 2025) | |||||
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SOC5018 | Research Analysis in Practice | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC5027 | Tourism and Society | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC5030 | SIA Standards and Monitoring | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1   (October 2025 - January 2026) | |||||
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SOC5026 | Health and Society | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC5028 | SIA and the Policy Process (2): Management, Reporting and Decision-Making | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC5029 | Assessing Social Impacts | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2   (February 2026 - June 2026) | |||||
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SOC5031* | Project | 30 ECTS   |   | ||
* Work on the Dissertation can start in Semester 2 of academic year 2024-25 (February 2025) and continues up to the end of Semester 2 of academic year 2025-26 (June 2026)   |
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the degree of Master of Arts - M.A. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.