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Degree Programme Table: Social Research (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCSORES1F)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
SCIL11009 Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2 As available 20
PGSP11016 Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection As available 20
PGSP11208 Research Design As available 20




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Social and Political Science- Social Research (MSc) 2 - Level 11' (ROU_J_PTMSCSORES1F2_11) , as available.
     
Code   Course Name   Credits
PGSP11103    Dissertation by Placement MSc Social Research   60  
PGSP11057    Dissertation (MSc/Dip Social Research)   60  

 

Overarching rule collection group: A  
Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Social and Political Science- Social Research (MSc) - Level 11' (ROU_J_PTMSCSORES1F_11) , as available.
                                                           
Code   Course Name   Credits
PGSP11206    Ethical and Political Issues in Social Research   20  
PGSP11121    Narrative Text and Discourse   20  
PHIL11058    Philosophy of Social Science MSc   20  
PGSP11150    Advanced Quantitative Methods   20  
PLIT11002    Intermediate inferential statistics: testing and modelling   20  
PGSP11157    Survey Methods and Data   20  
PGSP11012    Listening to Children: Research and Consultation   20  
PGSP11188    Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork   20  
PGSP11017    Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research   20  
SCWR11001    Reflexivity in Qualitative Research   20  
PGSP11070    Current Issues in Health and Illness Research   20  
PGSP11077    Contemporary Sociological Theory   20  
PGSP11023    Case Study Methods in Science and Technology Studies: Theory and Practice   20  
PGSP11104    Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy   20  
PGSP11218    Philosophy of the Social Sciences: The Analytic Tradition   20  
CNST11036    Conducting Research Interviews   20  
PGSP11110    Analysing Qualitative Data   20  
SCIL11011    Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences   20  
PGSP11244    Introducing Qualitative Data Analysis   10  
SCIL11024    Social Demography   20  

Notes:Candidates will be required to show that their optional courses reflect an appropriate breadth of interest.
 

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q and T and W level 11' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_11) , as available.

Notes:with the agreement of the Programme Director
 

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