Social Science

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

Anthropology:

• Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 12:00-13:00,
  Meston MT6

Politics & International Relations:

• Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 13:00-14:00,
  Meston MT4

Sociology and Sociology with Criminology:

• Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 14:00-15:00,
  MacRobert MR051

Articulation/Direct Entry students (any Social Science subject)

• Thursday, 19 September 2024, 12:00-13:00,
  New King’s NK3

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

• Anthropology: Dr Tatiana Argounova-Low, Head of Department
• PIR: Professor 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. 

During Welcome Week or the first few weeks of term, Postgraduate Taught students will meet with their Programme Directors.

This will provide you with useful advice on your course, as well as School contacts and information on getting the most out of your academic experience.

All new students must report to the programme director of their particular programme of study see below for programme information. 

Postgraduate Students

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

PGT/MLitt/MRes Students

MASTER OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
Dr Chris Kollmeyer
Thursday 19^th September 2024, anytime between 1pm-2pm, Room F3, Block C, Edward Wright Building

ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH (MSc)
Dr Johan Rasanayagam
Tuesday 17^th September 2024, anytime between 10am – 1pm, Room G18, Block C, Edward Wright Building

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (MSc)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW (MSc)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & MANAGEMENT (MSc)
Dr Ritu Vij
Friday 20th September 2024, anytime between 1pm-3pm, Room F59, Block C, Edward Wright Building

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY (MSc)
Dr Ritu Vij
Friday 20^th September 2024, anytime between 1pm-3pm, Room F59, Block C, Edward Wright Building

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE & POLITICAL RELATIONS
Prof John Bone
Please email:  j.bone@abdn.ac.uk

ENERGY, POLITICS & LAW (MSc)
Dr Bennett Collins
Thursday 19^th September 2024, anytime between 10am – 1pm, Room F73, Block C, Edward Wright Building

STRATEGIC STUDIES/STRATEGIC STUDIES & INT. LAW (MSc)
STRATEGIC STUDIES &MANAGEMENT (MSc)
STRATEGIC STUDIES AND ENERGY SECURITY (MSc)
STRATEGIC STUDIES AND DIPLOMACY (MSc)
Dr Jim Johnston
Wed, 18^th September 2024, 11am-12noon, Room G23: Edward Wright Building

MUSEUM STUDIES (MLitt)
Alison Brown
Individual Induction Meeting with Programme Director: Tuesday 17th September 2024, 10am – 12.30pm or 2pm-4pm, Room G4, Block C, Edward Wright Building

Programme Induction with teaching team:
Wednesday 18th September 2024, 10am – 12noon, Room F61, Block C, Edward Wright Building Annexe F05

SOCIOLOGY (MSc)
Luisa Gandolfo
Tuesday 17th September 2024, anytime between 10am-12noon, Room F22, Block C, Edward Wright Building

POLICY EVALUATION (MSc)
Gearoid Millar
Thursday 19^th September 2024, from 12noon – 1pm, Room F5, Block C, Edward Wright Building

PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIES (MSc)
Gearoid Millar
Thursday 19^th September 2024, from 11am – 12noon, 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.

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.