Master of Social Research
Master
In Canberra (Australia)
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The University of Sydney
PhD Australian Capital Territory / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
School of Social Science - Birkbeck University of London
Postgraduate Distance LearningPrice on request -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor's degree OnlinePrice on request -
King's College London
Master Distance Learning£ 16,800 -
University of the Highlands and Islands
Master Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
Academus Nova
PhD Distance Learning£ 8001-9000 -
St. Elias Seminary and Graduate School
Course Distance LearningPrice on request
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Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Canberra (Australia)
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Start date
Different dates available
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Credits
96
In a world increasingly reliant on data (big and small), a Master of Social Research from the ANU will give you the skills and experience to understand a changing Australian and global society, as well as the political, demographic and economic forces that shape and drive these changes. A Master of Social Research from the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods will equip you with the practical skills to conduct, commission and evaluate research in the social sciences, and give you the opportunity to extend your skills in advanced research methods, and/or apply your skills to real-world policy and societal issues.The program’s expert teaching staff are active researchers who can draw upon their wealth of local and international experience, as well as their connections with government and industry.Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.The solid grounding in research methods at the heart of the Master of Social Research will open up a range of research career options within government, research organisations and in the private sector.
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About this course
A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5/7
Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (one semester) of credit.
Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (one year) of credit.
Students will not be able to receive credit for the introductory methods courses unless equivalent knowledge can be demonstrated through equivalent courses.
English Language Requirement
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Subjects
- Staff
- Internet
- Data analysis
- Teaching
- International
- Government
- IT Development
- Demography
- Social Science
- Skills and Training
Course programme
The Master of Social Research requires the completion of 96 units, of which:
96 units must come from 6000-level, 7000-level and 8000-level courses
A minimum of 48 units must come from completion of 8000-level courses
The 96 units must consist of:
24 units from completion of the following Introductory Methods courses:
SOCR8001 Statistics for Social Scientists
SOCR8082 Social Research Practice
SOCR8201 Introduction to Social Science Methods and Types of Data
SOCR8202 Using Data to Answer Policy Questions and Evaluate Policy
6 units from one of the following research projects courses:
SOCR8002 Survey Data Analysis
SOCR8003 Qualitative Research Analysis
SOCR8009 Quantitative data collection
18 units from completion of Social Research Methods Foundation courses, from any of the following lists:
Quantitative Data Analysis
DEMO8008 Principles of Population Analysis
SOCR8002 Survey Data Analysis
SOCR8009 Quantitative data collection
SOCR8011 Mixed methods social research
Qualitative Data Analysis
CHMD8004 Qualitative Methodologies for Health Research
POLS8044 Qualitative Research in Politics
SOCR8003 Qualitative Research Analysis
SOCR8008 Qualitative data collection
SOCR8011 Mixed methods social research
Social Research Methods Foundation
SOCR8004 Special Topic in Social Research
SOCR8006 Online Research Methods
24 units from completion of Advanced Methods or Discipline courses from any of the following lists:
Advanced Social Research Methods
DEMO8092 Life Course Analytics
EMET8014 Advanced Econometrics I
SOCR8010 Advanced Survey Data Analysis
SOCR8203 Advanced Techniques in the Creation of Social Science Data
SOCR8204 Advanced Social Science Approaches to Inform Policy Development and Service Delivery
Demographic Analysis
DEMO8024 Population and Society: Theory and Empirical Perspectives
DEMO8047 International Migration
DEMO8048 Gender and Population
DEMO8063 Spatial Population Data Analysis
DEMO8088 Population, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
DEMO8090 Population Issues in Asia and their Implications for World Development
DEMO8091 Population Projections and Dynamics
DEMO8092 Life Course Analytics
Analysing Crime and Justice
CRIM8001 Theories of Crime and Justice
CRIM8002 Cyber-security and Cybercrime
CRIM8003 Transnational and Organised Crime
CRIM8004 White Collar Crime: Fraud, Money Laundering and Corruption
HIST6232 Crime and Justice: Historical Dilemmas
REGN8001 Methods in Crime, Justice and Regulation
REGN8004 International Criminal Justice
Indigenous Research and Policy
HIST8016 Settler Societies and Indigenous Encounters
INDG8001 Australian Indigenous Development
INDG8003 Understanding Indigenous Wellbeing: Demographic and Socioeconomic Change
INDG8004 Australian Indigenous Policy
Policy Analysis
IDEC8003 Issues in Development Policy
IDEC8026 Quantitative Policy Impact Evaluation
IDEC8088 Cost-Benefit Analysis: Principles and Practice
POGO8025 Social Policy Analysis
POGO8029 Health Policy in a Globalising World
POGO8055 Case Studies in Decision Making
POGO8084 Principles of Social Policy
POGO8210 Case Studies in Economic Policy
SOCR8202 Using Data to Answer Policy Questions and Evaluate Policy
Politics and Society
HIST6240 Democracy and Dissent: Europe Since 1945
MEAS8111 Islam, the West and International Terrorism
MEAS8121 Approaches to the Study of Modern Muslim Societies
MEAS8124 Islamic Banking: Debates and Development
MEAS8127 Islam and Sectarianism in the Middle East
POLS8019 Democracy and its Discontents
POLS8027 Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
POLS8032 Globalisation: the Interaction of Economics and Politics
POLS8038 Comparative Political Institutions
POLS8039 Comparative Political Behaviour
POLS8040 Comparative Federalism
POLS8043 Violence and Political Order
POLS8046 Interest Groups, Advocacy and Public Policy
Analysing the Digital
SOCR8006 Online Research Methods
SOCY6066 Social Science of the Internet
SOCY8015 Software Studies and Platform Sociology
SOCY8016 Qualitative approaches to the digital
24 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Unless otherwise stated, a course used to satisfy the requirements of one list may not be double counted towards satisfying the requirements of another list.
Master of Social Research
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The University of Sydney
PhD Australian Capital Territory / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
School of Social Science - Birkbeck University of London
Postgraduate Distance LearningPrice on request -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor's degree OnlinePrice on request -
King's College London
Master Distance Learning£ 16,800 -
University of the Highlands and Islands
Master Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
Academus Nova
PhD Distance Learning£ 8001-9000 -
St. Elias Seminary and Graduate School
Course Distance LearningPrice on request
See all