The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is an excellent choice for postgraduate students whose talents and interests lie in subjects such as history, sociology, politics, law, music and languages (English, Irish, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, TESOL). The Faculty offers particular research strengths in the following areas: Criminal Justice, Applied Language Studies, European Studies, Irish German Studies, Peace and Development Studies, International and Commercial Law, International Politics, Social Policy, Gender Studies, Utopian Studies, and Literary or Cultural Studies. Students can choose to do a research degree at Master of Arts/LLM or PhD level in any of these subjects or areas.