Postgraduate Diploma - Applied Social Data Science

This program is for students with a strong interest in the social world and who wish to learn how to effectively apply cutting-edge quantitative methods to solve real-world political, economic, and social problems.

What is the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Data Science?

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Data Science is a one-year, full-time program which introduces students to fundamentals in quantitative social science research methods and state-of-the-art analytic approaches from the fields of statistics and machine learning. Graduates of the course will acquire a rich repertoire of social scientific research design skills---grounded in the scientific method---and data analytic methods that are widely sought after in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.

Why this program?

The program is based in Ireland’s highest ranked Department of Political Science. Our department enjoys a strong reputation internationally for its staff who rely on quantitative research methods, and who are well published in leading peer-reviewed academic journals. Staff research agendas include core skills offered in the Applied Social Data Science program, including computer programming, statistical modeling, machine learning, quantitative text analysis and forecasting.