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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, 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 take either 'Core Quantitative Data Analysis 1 and 2 (SCIL11009)' OR 'Statistical Modelling in the Social Sciences (PGSP11486)' as compulsory courses. See relevant course entries for more information. Entry to 'Statistical Modelling in the Social Sciences' will be on the basis of a discussion with the Programme Director during welcome week.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director or Personal Tutor.

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

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Dissertations - Social Research

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Specialist Courses - Social Research

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may take up to 60 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme
AND

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

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

Students may take up to 40 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
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.
AND

Specialist Courses - Social Research

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may take up to 20 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
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.

Students may take up to 20 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.

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