Module Outlines

Note: Module Outlines for Academic Year 2026/2027 are currently being updated and may be subject to change

Mandatory Course Modules

Modules delivered at Trinity:

• SOP77101: Research Methods (10 ECTS)
• SOP77112: Globalisation and Social Change (10 ECTS)

Modules delivered at UCD:

• SOC40810: Intro to Comparative Social Change: Concepts and Cases (10 ECTS)

Both Universities:

• SOP7300/SOC40920: Dissertation (30 ECTS)

Elective Course Modules

Modules delivered at Trinity:

• SOP77081: The Migration Challenge: Comparative Educational Perspective (10)
• SOP77092/SOC40910: Gender and Social Change in Comparative Context (10)
• SOP77162: Social Inequality in Comparative Perspective (10 ECTS)
• SOP77172: AI and Society (10 ECTS)

Modules delivered at UCD:

• SOC40620: Nationalism and Social Change (10 ECTS)
• SOC41160: Sustainable Solutions and Applied Social Change (10 ECTS)
• SOC41180: Environmental Crises Inequality and Sustainable Futures (10 ECTS)
• SPOL40470: Comparing Healthcare Systems (10 ECTS)