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

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director or Personal Tutor.
You will be required to show that your choices reflect an appropriate breadth of interest.

Not all electives may run in any given year and places may be limited.

NOTE: Students following the Quantitative Methods pathway will have 'Core Quantitative Data Analysis 1 and 2 (SCIL11009)' replaced with 'Statistical Modelling in the Social Sciences (PGSP11486)' as one of the compulsory courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
SCIL11009 20 credits
Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
PGSP11016 20 credits
Research Design
PGSP11208 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Specialist Courses - Social Research

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research
PGSP11017 20 credits
Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy
PGSP11104 20 credits
Analysing Qualitative Data
PGSP11110 20 credits
Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork
PGSP11188 20 credits
Contemporary Social Theory
PGSP11276 20 credits
Evaluation Research Methods
PGSP11373 20 credits
Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science
PGSP11424 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
PGSP11452 20 credits
Understanding Data Visualisation (on-campus)
PGSP11483 20 credits
Applied Demography
PGSP11485 20 credits
Statistical Modelling in the Social Sciences
PGSP11486 20 credits
Longitudinal Data Analysis
PGSP11487 20 credits
Sociological Theory for Social Research
SCIL11037 20 credits
Social Network Research: Theories and Analysis
SCIL11042 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Courses in this collection can only be taken with permission from the Programme Director.
OR

Quantitative Methods Pathway - MSc Social Research

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses specialise in quantitative methods and analysis. Students following the Quantitative Methods pathway should choose btween 40-60 credits of these courses.
Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science
PGSP11424 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
PGSP11452 20 credits
Applied Demography
PGSP11485 20 credits
Longitudinal Data Analysis
PGSP11487 20 credits
AND

Specialist Courses - Social Research

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research
PGSP11017 20 credits
Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy
PGSP11104 20 credits
Analysing Qualitative Data
PGSP11110 20 credits
Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork
PGSP11188 20 credits
Contemporary Social Theory
PGSP11276 20 credits
Evaluation Research Methods
PGSP11373 20 credits
Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science
PGSP11424 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
PGSP11452 20 credits
Understanding Data Visualisation (on-campus)
PGSP11483 20 credits
Applied Demography
PGSP11485 20 credits
Statistical Modelling in the Social Sciences
PGSP11486 20 credits
Longitudinal Data Analysis
PGSP11487 20 credits
Sociological Theory for Social Research
SCIL11037 20 credits
Social Network Research: Theories and Analysis
SCIL11042 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Courses in this collection can only be taken with permission from the Programme Director.

Group B

Select exactly credits in this group.

Dissertations - Social Research

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed at 50%
Dissertation (MSc/Dip Social Research)
PGSP11057 60 credits
Work-based dissertation (Social Research)
PGSP11407 60 credits
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