Expand+The following entry routes are available:

Grad Dip Equality Studies FT (W395)

Deadline
Rolling*

Grad Dip Equality Studies PT (W396)

Deadline
Rolling*

* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefor...

Hide-The following entry routes are available:

Grad Dip Equality Studies FT (W395)

Deadline
Rolling*

Grad Dip Equality Studies PT (W396)

Deadline
Rolling*

* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised

Full Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No

Part Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No

We welcome applicants from a wide a range of backgrounds, with diverse experience and interests. Current students are of various nationalities and include recent graduates, community activists, educators, health care professionals, civil servants and journalists.

Expand+GradDip Equality Studies (W395) Full Time
EU fee per year - € 6600
nonEU fee per year - € 13670

GradDip Equality Studies (W396) Part Time
EU fee per year - € 4320
nonEU fee per year - € 6840

***Fees are subje...

Hide-GradDip Equality Studies (W395) Full Time
EU fee per year - € 6600
nonEU fee per year - € 13670

GradDip Equality Studies (W396) Part Time
EU fee per year - € 4320
nonEU fee per year - € 6840

***Fees are subject to change

Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see International Scholarships.

Expand+Students on this programme will have attained at least a lower or upper second class honours or international equivalent at Bachelors level and will have demonstrable experience in or aptitude for the field of Equality Studies, as illustrated in thei...

Hide-Students on this programme will have attained at least a lower or upper second class honours or international equivalent at Bachelors level and will have demonstrable experience in or aptitude for the field of Equality Studies, as illustrated in their personal statement.

Your application will be considered on its individual merits and relevant professional experience will also be taken into account.

All applicants will be asked to upload two references as part of their application, and to provide contact details for their referees. At least one of these referees should be someone who knows the applicant in an academic capacity, in certain circumstances, the applications review panel may decide to invite applicants to interview.

Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.

Expand+GradDip Equality Studies
Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 60)

The Graduate Diploma in Equality Studies is the only programme of its kind in Europe and offers a unique opportunity to examine global equality issues from a range of perspective...

Hide-GradDip Equality Studies
Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 60)

The Graduate Diploma in Equality Studies is the only programme of its kind in Europe and offers a unique opportunity to examine global equality issues from a range of perspectives.

The Graduate Diploma in Equality Studies was designed for those who wish to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of global social justice issues and explore strategies for change. Drawing students from across the globe, the course emphasises the relationship between theory and practice with a view to brining about positive social change. You learn about and develop your own ideas on a wide range of equality, human rights and global justice issues. You will benefit from the opportunity to specialize in areas of particular interest such as capitalism and social justice, gender justice and feminism, global inequalities, human rights law and practice, and minorities and discrimination.

The learning environment is student-centred and participatory with students from a wide range of backgrounds with diverse experience and interests including community activists, development practitioners, educators, healthcare professionals, civil servants and journalists.

Vision and Values Statement
The purpose of the graduate diploma in Equality Studies is to cultivate an interdisciplinary appreciation of equality issues of both national and international significance, informed by extensive reading, critical analysis, advanced conceptualisation and independent research across social, political, cultural, economic and legal fields of enquiry. In addition to training across the 5 core disciplinary areas, the programme enables students to specialise further by choosing a single optional module in a particular sub-field of equality studies, thereby allowing the student to achieve greater breadth of knowledge across the field of equality studies taken as a whole. The programme is aimed at students who wish to develop a career or further studies in the field of equality, or who wish to become advocates or activists for equality in civil society or politics. The School adopts a student-centred approach and promotes a critical, emancipatory and feminist pedagogy that is carried through all aspects of the teaching and learning process. Teaching is dialogical and operates on the principle that students have much to bring to the learning experience, that students can learn from each other and that staff can learn from students. Assessment takes a variety of forms, including the traditional essay, public scholarship, collaborative work and project work, but does not include a minor dissertation. Extensive student feedback is sought for all modules and this is used to review and revise subsequent courses, assignments and assessments.

Expand+Stage 1 - Core
Sociology of InequalityEQUL40180
Egalitarian TheoryEQUL40420

Stage 1 - Option
Equalities, Social Justice and Children's LearningEDUC42590
Masculinities, Gender and EqualityEQUL40310
Critical Political EconomyEQUL40390
Developm...

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Sociology of InequalityEQUL40180
Egalitarian TheoryEQUL40420

Stage 1 - Option
Equalities, Social Justice and Children's LearningEDUC42590
Masculinities, Gender and EqualityEQUL40310
Critical Political EconomyEQUL40390
Development and the Global SouthGEOG40760
Latin America: social movements and postcolonial approachesGEOG40800
Gender War and ViolenceGS40050
Asylum and Refugee: Law, Politics and RightsLAW41310
Topics in Continental PhilosPHIL41320
International Political TheoryPOL40140
International Political EconomyPOL40370
Nationalism and Social ChangeSOC40620
Organised Violence and SocietySOC40720
Art, Knowledge & Social ChangeSOC40790
Crit Race & Decolonial TheorySOC40930
Feminist & Egalitarian ResearchSSJ40010