Taught course
Social Science Research Methods
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Entry requirements
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Months of entry
September
Course content
Advanced training in research methods preparing you for PhD study.
The PgDip/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.
This programme 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/PgDip in Social Science Research Methods:
- Management and Business Studies (MSc, PgDip)
- Criminology (MSc, PgDip)
- Educational Studies (MSc, PgDip)
- Environmental Planning (MSc, PgDip)
- International Relations (MSc, PgDip)
- Politics (MSc, PgDip)
- Psychology (MSc, PgDip)
- Science and Technology Studies (MSc)
- Social Policy (MSc, PgDip)
- Social Work (MSc, PgDip)
- Social-Legal (Law) (MSc, PgDip)
- Sociology (MSc, PgDip)
Fees and funding
UK students
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International students
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Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- part time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- PGDip
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
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- Phone
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