Master in Applied Sociological Research

The Master in Applied Sociological Research at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is the only degree of its kind in the UAE responding to the changing needs of policymakers in government entities, state-owned enterprises and all those that are active in the consultancy or market research sectors.

This elite programme is aimed at students and professionals who want to improve their skills in social research methods in order to develop an expertise that is crucial today for the UAE and for the surrounding region. UAE society has changed tremendously in the last decades, and if the economy has blossomed it now faces new social issues and problems pertaining to demography, urbanism, education, media, health, family etc. Those are “social facts” which must be analysed and understood from the perspective of the social sciences. The courses in social theory and the courses about Gulf societies will help students understand and analyse those new social trends.

One of the main challenges for this country is also to produce, gather and analyse accurate social data relating to these different social issues and problems. The courses in social research methods (both qualitative and quantitative) will enable students to become social data analysts. Analysing statistics (with specialised software), establishing surveys or conducting interviews are tools that are essential for this area of study. Students will also learn how to present their research and their results through reports and public presentations.

Program Highlights

Enhancing individual & national development

Within the next decade, the UAE is poised to dedicate its focus towards socioeconomic sustainability. The curriculum at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is crucial in creating and encouraging a new generation passionate about social research to support the UAE’s rapid and ambitious progress.

Networking

Each class will have a reduced number of students from different countries. A strict entry selection procedure will guarantee the quality of the degree and will allow you to expand your personal network with high-potential peers.

Distinguished tradition

Sorbonne University was one of the world’s first universities to teach social sciences and especially sociology at the end of the 19th century, with the arrival of Emile Durkheim (1858-1917), one of the founding fathers of the discipline. Throughout the century, the most famous sociologists taught in the Department of Sociology at Sorbonne University. Today, the Department is one of the fastest-growing and best-rated departments of sociology in France, with a strong emphasis on social theory, sociology of inequalities, and social research methods (survey, network analysis, visual methods or digital methods) among other sociological specialities.

International recognition

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi provides the combined experience of Sorbonne University and Université Paris Cité. This rich heritage of joint excellence is now available in Abu Dhabi under the Ministry of Education and is recognised worldwide.