Entry requirements

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Months of entry

September

Course content

Advanced training in research methods preparing you for PhD study.

The MSc Social Science Research Methods will provide you with advanced training in research methods across the full range of the social sciences. All course pathways have ESRC recognition and meet the training requirements for ESRC PhD funding.

These programmes offers extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary study, the application of social research expertise for occupational career development, and the pursuit of substantive area of interest at postgraduate level.

You’ll be provided with a thorough theoretical and practical knowledge of how to construct effective research studies, of the variety of data collection methods available to the social scientist and of the principal methods of analysing social scientific data. You’ll also be introduced to the political and ethical frameworks within which social science research is conducted, and to some of the ways in which the results of social science research are disseminated.

Students may apply for one of the pathways through the MSc in Social Science Research Methods:

Management and Business Studies (MSc) - full time, part time
Criminology (MSc) - full time, part time
Educational Studies (MSc) - full time, part time
Environmental Planning (MSc) - full time, part time
International Relations (MSc) - full time, part time
Politics (MSc) - full time, part time
Psychology (MSc) - full time, part time
Science and Technology Studies (MSc) - full time, part time
Social Policy (MSc) - full time, part time
Social Work (MSc) - full time, part time
Social-Legal (Law) (MSc) - full time, part time
Sociology (MSc) - full time, part time

Fees and funding

UK students

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International students

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If you’re a home-fee paying student, you can apply for a £3,000 Master’s Excellence Scholarship from Cardiff University to help cover the cost of this programme.

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

MSc
part time
36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
full time
12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

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Email: enquiry@cardiff.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 4455

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