Social Science

During Welcome Week the School of Social Science will have academic inductions for our new undergraduate students. More information will follow.

For general enquiries related to your course, please email socsci@abdn.ac.uk. 

• Anthropology: Dr Tatiana Argounova-Low, Head of Department
• PIR: Dr Joanne McEvoy, Head of Department
• Sociology: Dr Andrew McKinnon, Head of Department

Reading lists for individual courses will be available on the course pages on MyAberdeen at the start of term. In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website. 

The School of Social Science uses a wide range of assessments. These may include essays, online exercises, and exams. The assessments will vary from course to course and specific details are provided in every course guide available at the start of term.

If your course includes fieldwork, placements or other kinds of practical sessions, then you will find specific details about them in the course guide available at the start of term.

During Welcome Week the School of Social Science will have academic inductions for our new postgraduate students. More information will follow.

Postgraduate Students
Please contact your supervisor before arrival to arrange a suitable time to meet.
 

PGT/MLitt/MRes Students
All new students must report to the Programme Director of their programme of study - see below for programme information.


MASTER OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
Chris Kollmeyer - please email c.kollmeyer@abdn.ac.uk


MSc INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (MSc)
MSc NTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW (MSc)
MSc INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & MANAGEMENT (MSc)
Ritu Vij

• Thursday 18th January 2024, anytime between 9.00am – 1.00pm
• Room F59 Edward Wright Building

MSc INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY (MSc)
Ritu Vij

• Thursday 18th January 2024, anytime between 9.00am – 1.00pm
• Room F59 Edward Wright Building

MSc INTERNATIONAL FINANCE & POLITICAL RELATIONS
John Bone

• Thursday 18th January 2024, anytime between 1pm – 3pm
• Room F44 Edward Wright Building

MSc ENERGY, POLITICS & LAW (MSc)
Bennett Collins

• Thursday 18th January 2024, anytime between 1pm – 4pm
• Room F73 Edward Wright Building

MSc STRATEGIC STUDIES
MSc STRATEGIC STUDIES & INT. LAW (MSc)
MSc STRATEGIC STUDIES &MANAGEMENT (MSc)
MSc STRATEGIC STUDIES AND ENERGY SECURITY (MSc)
Jim Johnston - please email james.johnson@abdn.ac.uk

• A pre-class welcome event will be held on Tuesday 16 January 2024 11-12pm
• Edward Wright Coffee Room (room).

MSc SOCIOLOGY (MSc)
Luisa Gandolfo

• Monday 15th January 2024, anytime between 10.00am – 12noon
• Room F22, Block C, Edward Wright Building

MSc POLICY EVALUATION (MSc)
Gearoid Millar

• Tuesday 18th January 2024, from 11am – 12noon
• Room F5, Block C, Edward Wright Building

MSc PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIES (MSc)
Gearoid Millar

• Tuesday 18th January 2024, from 10am – 11am
• Room F5, Block C, Edward Wright Building

Reading lists for individual courses will be available through MyAberdeen later in the summer. In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website.

The School of Social Science uses a wide range of assessments. These may include essays, online exercises, and exams. The assessments will vary from course to course and specific details are provided in every course guide available at the start of term.

If your course includes lab work, other kinds of practical sessions or placements, you will find specific details about them in the course guide available at the start of term.

Dr David Toke
Director of Postgraduate Research Studies

Mrs Kerry Boyne
Postgraduate Research Administrator

Please contact your Supervisor before arrival to arrange a suitable time to meet.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to campus to start your research journey with us. As a Postgraduate Research student you will have the opportunity to attend a University wide induction in addition to your school induction.

The University of Aberdeen Orientation programme has been designed to take you through all of the essential information you will need for your student life. You can get started now by working through the interactive modules.

There are a series of modules that you can work through before you arrive. Once you have registered you can access the remaining modules and complete your mandatory training programme through your bespoke PGR training platform on our virtual learning environment.

There will be a school welcome event for Postgraduate Research students. This will provide an opportunity to meet Postgraduate coordinators and PhD supervisors. There will also be time to answer any questions you may have. Further details regarding the welcome event will follow in due course.

As a PGR student you may have the opportunity to audit Master‘s courses to augment your research training. Please discuss this with your supervisor and check out the postgraduate taught pages above.

The PGR School also offers a comprehensive training programme to support your research journey.

The PGR School training and development programme offers academic, professional, and personal development through a number of training workshops, resources and opportunities, all intended to support the PGR community at the University of Aberdeen.

Find out more here.