Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September
Notes: Students who can demonstrate expected levels of research skill in particular areas can, with the agreement of the Programme Director, claim exemption from particular parts of the training programme. Students who obtain exemption from core courses must substitute option courses or undertake a longer dissertation. Exemptions from particular modules of the Research Skills in Social Sciences will be administered by the Graduate School course team.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 0
compulsory course(s).
|
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 3
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
| Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
PGSP11016
|
Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
|
20
|
|
SCIL11009
|
Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
|
20
|
|
PGSP11208
|
Research Design
|
20
|
Notes: These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
AND
Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
| Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
PGSP11132
|
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
|
20
|
|
RCSS11001
|
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
|
20
|
|
SCSU11006
|
Supervised Reading in Science and Technology Studies (20 credits)
|
20
|
|
SCSU11007
|
Supervised Reading in Science and Technology Studies (10 credits)
|
10
|
|
PGSP11116
|
Internet, Society and Economy
|
20
|
|
PGSP11352
|
Science, Knowledge and Expertise
|
20
|
|
PGSP11353
|
Understanding Technology
|
20
|
|
PGGE11130
|
Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability
|
20
|
|
PGSP11245
|
Armed Force and Society
|
20
|
|
PGSP11017
|
Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research
|
20
|
|
PGSP11188
|
Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork
|
20
|
|
PGSP11331
|
Biobusiness
|
20
|
|
PGSP11395
|
Introduction to Risk, Regulation and Governance
|
10
|
|
PGSP11396
|
Regulation and Governance of the Life Sciences
|
10
|
|
PGSP11425
|
Analysis and Shaping of the Bioeconomy
|
10
|
|
PGSP11426
|
Innovation Systems Theory and Practice
|
10
|
|
PGSP11400
|
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
|
20
|
Notes: You MUST take courses totalling a minimum of 20 credits from this collection in either Year 1 or Year 2.
AND
|
Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September
Notes: Students who can demonstrate expected levels of research skill in particular areas can, with the agreement of the Programme Director, claim exemption from particular parts of the training programme. Students who obtain exemption from core courses must substitute option courses or undertake a longer dissertation. Exemptions from particular modules of the Research Skills in Social Sciences will be administered by the Graduate School course team.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 0
compulsory course(s).
|
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 4
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
| Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
PGSP11016
|
Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
|
20
|
|
SCIL11009
|
Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
|
20
|
|
PGSP11208
|
Research Design
|
20
|
Notes: These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 60 credits and a maximum of 120 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
| Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
PGSP11132
|
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
|
20
|
|
RCSS11001
|
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
|
20
|
|
SCSU11006
|
Supervised Reading in Science and Technology Studies (20 credits)
|
20
|
|
SCSU11007
|
Supervised Reading in Science and Technology Studies (10 credits)
|
10
|
|
PGSP11116
|
Internet, Society and Economy
|
20
|
|
PGSP11352
|
Science, Knowledge and Expertise
|
20
|
|
PGSP11353
|
Understanding Technology
|
20
|
|
PGGE11130
|
Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability
|
20
|
|
PGSP11245
|
Armed Force and Society
|
20
|
|
PGSP11017
|
Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research
|
20
|
|
PGSP11188
|
Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork
|
20
|
|
PGSP11331
|
Biobusiness
|
20
|
|
PGSP11395
|
Introduction to Risk, Regulation and Governance
|
10
|
|
PGSP11396
|
Regulation and Governance of the Life Sciences
|
10
|
|
PGSP11425
|
Analysis and Shaping of the Bioeconomy
|
10
|
|
PGSP11426
|
Innovation Systems Theory and Practice
|
10
|
|
PGSP11400
|
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
|
20
|
Notes: You MUST take courses totalling a minimum of 20 credits from this collection in either Year 1 or Year 2.
AND
AND
Select
a minimum of 60 credits and maximum of 100 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
| Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
PGSP11097
|
Dissertation MSc by Research Science & Technology Studies (60 credit)
|
60
|
|
PGSP11098
|
Dissertation MSc by Research Science and Technology Studies (80 credit)
|
80
|
|
PGSP11099
|
Dissertation MSc by Research Science and Technology Studies (100 credit)
|
100
|
Notes: Please note that the 60 credit dissertation option PGSP11097 is taken as standard.
Students who have already covered core programme courses (e.g. through one of our taught MSCs) may by arrangement opt for an 80 or 100 credit dissertation.
|
|
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