| CAO CODE: TR212
Economics teaching in the Freshman (first two) years emphasises the understanding of the basic principles of economics and the acquisition of the quantitative skills in mathematics and statistics necessary for more in-depth study.
If you're curious about people and society, then sociology is for you. As an area of university study, it includes numerous ways of describing and analysing society. Ireland and the world are currently experiencing rapid processes of social change. The old world is changing, but what will the new world be like, and how can we participate in its development? Sociology is foremost among the social sciences in its understanding of social change.
Sociology studies all aspects of society from work and government to migration and cultural identity. Sociologists analyse the social world and also provide advice to governments, organisations, and communities. |
