770 Social Science MSc Degree Programs

The Psychological Sciences (Conversion) MSc online has been created for students and working professionals from non-psychology backgrounds, who want to gain a comprehensive understanding of the practical applications of psychological sciences and their impact on society. As a graduate, you’ll have acquired important transferable skills at an advanced level, such as research design, data analysis, and report preparation, whilst also building a solid basis to pursue a career as a professional psychologist through further study within the discipline (e.g. PhD, ClinPsyD, DEdPsy).

MSc Politics and International Relations (Conflict, Rights and Justice) applicants should apply for MSc Politics and International Relations but can decide to follow the Conflict, Rights and Justice pathway upon arrival by choosing the pathway’s required combination of modules.

Master Psychology: Health and Social Psychology studies behaviour and behavioural change using methods from clinical and social psychology. The main focus is on understanding how people’s personalities, cognitions and social environment influence their health and social functioning.

Advance your career with our MSc Social Statistics and Social Research. Learn in-demand skills in data analysis, research design, and cutting-edge social research methods.

This MSc Social Work two-year professional programme is designed for people who want to qualify and practise as a professional social worker. The programme leads to a nationally and internationally recognised professional social work qualification and graduates are eligible to register as a qualified social worker with Social Work England.

Become a qualified Social Worker with our accredited MSc Social Work Studies course. Gain the vital skills you need to take the next step in your Social Work career.

Social Research Methods with Data Science MSc is designed to cover cutting-edge research methods, with a focus on data science, used in collating evidence for the analysis, critique and evaluation of substantive issues in the social sciences, such as social justice, health disparities, migration, crime, gender, political identity. It can be studied on campus or online, allowing you to engage with the programme from anywhere in the world.

Immerse yourself in modules exploring the psychology of intergroup behaviour, social cognition attitudes and persuasion, relating this MSc Social Psychology research to social problems. Taught by world-leading experts, developing you into an independent thinker ready to continue onto a doctorate or train as a psychologist.

The Social Policy (Evidence Synthesis) MSc has a specialist focus on advanced methods for evidence synthesis and the systematic review of research. You will also study social policy and the place of research and evidence within policymaking and practice. It can be studied on campus or fully online, giving you the flexibility to engage with the programme from anywhere in the world. This programme was formally known as the Social Policy and Social Research (with Systematic Reviews) MSc.

The MSc in Social Development Practice cultivates reflexive social development practitioners with the theoretical foundations and practical orientation needed to promote human wellbeing and equitable citizenship in the Global South. Our course is designed to address the challenges of social diversity and globalisation, particularly in urban contexts, and offers a critical approach to “people-centred” development.

MSc Social Research is an advanced degree in social science methodology. It is suited to those who wish to prepare for PhD research or for those who want to increase key employability skills in the areas of qualitative fieldwork, quantitative data management, and data analytics.

The MSc Policy Research program provides core research training in philosophy and research design in the social sciences, along with introductions to, and further approaches to, quantitative and qualitative methods in the social sciences. It has a particular emphasis on co-produced research involving communities that are often marginalised or excluded from the process.

Study the MSc Applied Social Research at Stirling to gain hands-on skills in data analysis, research design, and evaluation, preparing you for career success or further study.

The MSc Social and Public Policy focuses on understanding the causes of, and potential solutions to, a range of important social issues. These include challenges such as poverty, increasing economic and social inequalities, and international development agreements. This is an ideal course if you want to develop your capacity to analyse social and public policies nationally and internationally. It will enable you to deepen your understanding of the major aspects of social and public policy, including competing conceptions of citizenship and how these inform social policy and the use of theories and research evidence to analyse, evaluate and explain social and public policy change.

This MSc focuses on how individuals construe the social world and the processes that underlie social judgement and behaviour. The programme draws on the research of outstanding academic staff working in the areas of social cognition, social endocrinology, socio-cognitive neuroscience, and judgement and decision-making to provide unique, cutting-edge perspectives on humans as social beings. This programme should contribute to an understanding of applied societal problems in domains of climate change, mental health, inequality and social conflict.

The Social Policy (Research Methods) MSc explores contemporary social problems, policy intervention, and policymaking processes across different sectors and countries, combined with rigorous training in traditional and innovative research methodologies required in the study of social policy. The relationship between research and policy is a key programme theme. It can be studied on campus or online, giving you the flexibility to engage with the programme from anywhere in the world.

During studies we will focus on the topical and pressing challenge of how to build socially sustainable societies. This future-oriented, programme offers you a unique deep dive into both social sciences and health sciences. If you are interested in policies and institutions that generate health, and wellbeing for all – this could be just the right choice for you!

The MSc in Social and Cultural Theory addresses both theoretical and substantive elements of this cultural turn. The works of key thinkers in social and cultural theory are explored, while the role of cultural explanations within theories of race and ethnicity, class, gender relations, sexuality and the sociology of religion (among others) is also given both theoretical and empirical consideration.