Social and Political Thought MA
University of Warwick
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Social and Political Thought MA provides you with a thorough grounding in the classics of social and political thought and a deep and varied engagement with their 20th and 21st century offshoots. Warwick will provide you with the tools to think clearly and imaginatively regarding these themes.Course OverviewThis MA programme provides you with a thorough grounding in the classics of Social and Political Thought and a deep and varied engagement with their 20th and 21st century offshoots. It ...Read more

Social and Political Thought MA provides you with a thorough grounding in the classics of social and political thought and a deep and varied engagement with their 20th and 21st century offshoots. Warwick will provide you with the tools to think clearly and imaginatively regarding these themes.

Course Overview

This MA programme provides you with a thorough grounding in the classics of Social and Political Thought and a deep and varied engagement with their 20th and 21st century offshoots. It addresses key concepts and ideas that are central to the analysis of contemporary society politics and culture. These include debates over the basis of contemporary capitalism neoliberalism biopolitics ideology and the fundamental question of what it means to be ‘social’ and/or ‘human’.

Assessment

Taught modules are assessed through written assignments. You will focus on your 15-000 word dissertation after the end of Spring Term.

Skills from this degree

  • Ability to analyse and evaluate complex intellectual ideas
  • Ability to analyse and evaluate competing approaches to understanding the contemporary world
  • Ability to build sophisticated and persuasive arguments from an array of sources
  • Ability to carry out independent research
  • Ability to write about complex ideas in a clear way

Careers

Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers including: Coventry University KPMG Oxfam and Waitrose. They have pursued roles such as: business and financial project management professionals; higher education teaching professionals; IT project and programme managers; legal professionals and research and development managers.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

  • Make Your Mark - Careers with a degree in Sociology
  • Working for More than Profit
  • Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
  • Your Sociological future: Sociology Alumni Evening
  • My Sociological Future- What next? Career planning for undecided Sociology finalists

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Entry requirements

Minimum requirements 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.

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£11,600 per year

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£26,110 per year

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£26,110 per year

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University of Warwick
University of Warwick Coventry Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Canley  0.8 miles away

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