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JUDY O’SHEA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SOCIAL POLICY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL POLICY COURSE DIRECTOR BA SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY

TR083 BA SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY

BACHELOR OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY (TR0 8 3)

 4 Year Degree Course

Award:

BA Sociology and Social Policy Points 455 in 20 13

STUDYING SOCIOLOGY

The sociology m odules introduce students to the theories that explain social behaviour and relationships. Key them es focus on the fam ily, work, gender, m ulticulturalism , m igration and im m igrant incorporation, social theories and social research

STUDYING SOCIAL POLICY

Social policy m odules will enable students to answer som e of the following very topical questions:

What are social policies and why do we need them ? Who m akes social policy and who benefits from

social policy?

who provides and who pays for social policies?

MORE QUESTIONS

 What are the causes of poverty and how m any people

live in poverty in Ireland?

 Is Ireland an unequal society?  Why are people hom eless?  What is the relationship between crim e and social

policy?

 Why do we not have free health services in Ireland?  Does politics m atter – do political parties have different

approaches to social policy?

 How do we care for our ageing population?

WHO TAKES THIS COURSE?

School Leavers Mature Students International students Visiting students

SCHOOLS WITHIN TRINITY

BA Sociology and Social Policy provided by:

School of Social Work and Social Policy

in conjunction with

School of Social Sciences and Philosophy

• Political Science
• Econom ics
• Sociology

YEAR 1 MODULES

Introduction to Social Policy Introduction to Sociology Introduction to Political Science Introduction to Econom ic Policy

Two out of following:

• Law
• Maths / Statistics
• Introduction to Psychology
• A language m odule- French/ Germ an/ Russian /

Polish

YEAR 2 MODULES

Irish Social Policy (health, housing, social security,

crim e)

Social Research European Societies Econom y of Ireland OR Econom ics of

Public Policy Two other m odules:

• Sociology / Political Science / Law

Broad Curriculum Option

YEAR THREE MODULES

Researching Societies Social Theory Com parative Welfare States Crim e and Social Policy / Fam ilies and

Social Policy Two additional m odules from Sociology/ Econom ics / Political Science ERASMUS STUDY ABROAD OPTION

YEAR FOUR MODULES

Poverty, Inequality and

Redistribution

Sociology and Social Policy

dissertation

Social Policy and Ageing One other m odule from Sociology and

Social Policy m odules

Career Options with Sociology & Social Policy

Directly related:



Voluntary Sector/NGO’s e.g. Policy Adviser



Aid/Development



Youth work

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Social Care Work; Social Work

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Community Work e.g. Community Development Officer

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Public Sector e.g. Civil Service, State Agencies and Bodies

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Social Research e.g. ESRI, Geary Institute



Market Research – client or agency side

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Research/Academia Related:

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Marketing/PR/Advertising



Human Resources



Primary Teaching



European Administration

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Journalism/Media

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Management/Management Consultancy Opportunities open to all disciplines: e.g. IT, Accountancy, Medicine…

EMPLOYERS

 Health Service Executive  NGO’s  Department of Social Protection  St Vincent de Paul  Ballymun Regeneration  Barnardos  Focus Ireland  Migrant Rights Centre  Simon Community  Focus Ireland  Rehab Centre

Sociology & Social Policy

Destinations – Further study

Further study:

 Addiction studies  Diploma in Law  Graduate Entry Medicine  Master in Social Work/Social

Work

 Higher Diploma in Psychology  MSc in Applied Social

Research

 MSc Global Health  MSc Human Resource

Management

 MSc in International Politics  Tutor Training Course

Institutions:

• DIT Aungier St
• Dun Laoghaire VEC
• TCD
• University College Dublin
• UCD Smurfit
• Other Irish Institutions

POST-GRADUATE STUDY WITHIN TRINITY

MSc in Applied Social Research Masters in Social Work M Phil / PhD in Social Policy or

Sociology

HOW TO APPLY

 COURSE Code: TR083

School Leavers

 Apply through CAO  Deadline Feb 1st

Mature Students (23 +)

 Apply through CAO  And Trinity Admissions Office  Deadline Feb 1st  Selection by interview

FURTHER INFORMATION

 BSS / Sociology & Social Policy Stall in the Exam

Hall, Front Square:

 Leaflets  Talk to staff/ students at the Stall

 Visit TCD website -

www.tcd.ie

 Visit Course website: http:/ / www.socialwork-

socialpolicy.tcd.ie/ undergraduate/ ba- sociology.php