University of Bristol - Social Sciences MSc Contemporary Identities
University of Bristol - Social Sciences

University of Bristol - Social Sciences

MSc Contemporary Identities

Bristol, United Kingdom

MSc

1 up to

2 years

English

Full time, Part time

GBP 29,600 / per year **

On-Campus

* home applicants | overseas applicants: 25 july 2025

** overseas full-time | home full-time: GBP 15,100 per year | home part-time two years: GBP 7,550 per year

Key Summary

    About : The MSc Contemporary Identities program offers insights into the complexities of identity in today's world. You'll engage with critical theories and concepts related to gender, race, and cultural politics. This course allows you to explore interdisciplinary perspectives, enhancing your understanding of contemporary issues through various research methods. It's structured to deepen your analytical skills over a typical duration of one year full-time or two years part-time.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue diverse career paths, including roles in social research, education, community development, and cultural organizations. There are opportunities in policy-making and consultancy, particularly in areas focusing on social justice and community engagement.

The study of identity is a burgeoning area of sociological and cultural studies. Over a range of units, this programme provides an introduction to key themes in this field, with identity explored in both theoretical and substantive ways.

On the one hand, there has been an exciting and innovative strand of work that explores and re-theorises the ideas of subjectivity and selfhood in the context of changes brought about by late modern and postmodern society. On the other, the question of identity has come under scrutiny within substantive areas of sociology, such as the sociology of race and ethnicity, class, gender relations and technology.

There are also important discussions concerning how identities are recorded and observed, including debates over new narratives and other qualitative methodologies.

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