The new editions of the IC3JM’s university Master’s courses begin.
September saw the start of the eighth edition of the two-year Master’s in Social Sciences; the sixth edition of the one-year Master’s in Political and Electoral Analysis; and the second edition of the one-year Master’s in Computational Social Sciences.
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Master in Social Sciences. | Master’s Degree in Computational Social Science | Master’s Degree in Political and Electoral Analysis. |
Master’s degree in Social Sciences
This is a two-year (120 credits) academic, research-based Master’s degree, conducted entirely in English. It is an internationally renowned Master’s degree in the field of Social Sciences, as demanding, intense and rigorous as the best postgraduate programmes in the United States and Europe.
The aim of this Master’s is to teach students to conduct high-level research in the central themes of the Social Sciences. The Master provides advanced and interdisciplinary training in the Social Sciences, with a strong emphasis on methodology and quantitative analysis.
The Master covers three fields: political science, sociology and economic history.
During the first year, all courses are common, with two distinct blocks: on the one hand, substantive courses in sociological analysis, social stratification, comparative politics, economic history and political economy; on the other hand, methodological courses in statistics, game theory and research design.
During the second year, there are some additional methodological courses and the student can choose one of the three specialisation tracks (political science, sociology and economic history).
Master’s students can continue their research in the PhD in Social Sciences offered by the UC3M Department of Social Sciences in collaboration with the IC3JM.
The Master’s teaching staff comprises members of the IC3JM and the Department of Social Sciences of the Universidad Carlos III and visiting professors.
More information can be found at the Master’s website.
Master’s degree in Computational Social Science
This is an official, professionally-oriented Master’s degree that lasts one year and is taught entirely in English. Computational Social Science is a new and exciting field that combines the tools of computer science and data science with the knowledge of the Social Sciences. This Master’s degree offers specialised training in new computational approaches based on predictive modelling, text analytics and network science to analyse society in new and revealing ways.
The Master is aimed at students with a background in Social Sciences, Economics and Communication, and qualifies them to work in professional and academic fields, as well as to lead and supervise interdisciplinary teams in the field of Computational Social Science.
More information can be found at the Master’s website.
Master’s Degree in Political and Electoral Analysis
This is an official, professionally-oriented Master’s degree that seeks to train analysts who have an in-depth knowledge of both political surveys and public opinion and the strategies followed by political and social actors. It lasts one year (60 credits). The Master’s degree is taught in Spanish and is aimed at all students and professionals interested in understanding public opinion, knowing the tools for its analysis (survey techniques, graphic analysis, experiments, big data analysis) and conducting political and electoral analysis, both academically and professionally.
It offers a wide variety of courses, taught by some of the best experts in public opinion and politics in Spain, both from universities and research companies.
The Master’s degree includes internships in companies and research institutes. More information can be found at the Master’s website.
