Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 4 Months / 4 Months
- Attendance:
- Full Time / Part Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Face-to-Face
- Next Intake:
- 2024/2025 September
- Contact Name:
- Spire Graduate
- Contact Number:
- Please click 'Ask a Question'
- Fees:
- Fee Information
UCD School of Politics & International Relations is the oldest and largest school of its kind in Ireland with over 150 years of experience in political studies and a world-renowned faculty drawn from many countries.
The Professional Certificate in Programming for Social Scientists provides an introduction to computer programming using the Python language. Python is the 3rd most popular programming language at the moment, the most popular among data scientists, and is generally known as an excellent language to learn programming. A basic grounding in programming will allow you to automate mundane and repetitive tasks, for example renaming files, extracting web data, or developing exciting social science simulations.
Graduates from this programme will be ideally positioned to apply their newly acquired programming skills for careers in government, think tanks, political campaigns, interest groups, and the civil service. Furthermore, the combination of a solid understanding of social science theory with the technical ability to understand the most common data science technologies, brings a unique addition to any data science team, in the corporate sector, the nonprofit sector, or within IT companies.
Curricular information is subject to change
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes
Part Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No
The Professional Certificate in Programming for Social Scientists is designed for motivated and professional students in the public and private sectors.
The Professional Certificate in Programming for Social offers students a combination of a solid understanding of social science theory with the technical ability to understand the most common data science technologies.
Graduates will gain:
Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website.
A primary degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1 (2H1) in a relevant subject such as political science, international relations, social science, sociology, history, geography, economics, global studies, public policy, development studies, EU studies, law. 2H1 is equivalent to 60 per cent, B minus or 3.08 GPA - in American system: B or 3.00 GPA.
The following entry routes are available:
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised