Social Research MA
Master
In Sheffield
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Sheffield
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
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The programme has been specifically developed to meet the ESRC postgraduate training and development guidelines.
Students completing the MA Social Research can advance to PhD-level study within their chosen field in the social sciences, or find employment within roles that require high-level research skills.
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About this course
This course will help you to become proficient in theoretical concepts in social research and will provide you with the practical skills to undertake higher level research across the full range of social sciences.
You’ll develop highly sought-after practical qualitative and quantitative research skills through our hands-on teaching methods. You can tailor the course to your interests by selecting from a wide range of modules from all the departments in social sciences that will expose you to the latest debates within your field of research.
Minimum 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, normally in a cognate discipline to the intended specialist subject area for research.
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Subjects
- Social Sciences
- Social research
- MA Social Research
- Social Science
- Research Design
- Quantitative research
- Qualitative research
- Beyond Disciplines
- Integrity
- Research Ethics
- Research proposal
Course programme
Core modules
- Principles of Research Design
- Introduction to Quantitative Research
- Introduction to Qualitative Research
- Working Beyond Disciplines
- Research Ethics and Integrity
- Independent Research Project or Independent Research Proposal
- Either: Advanced Quantitative Methods or Advanced Qualitative Methods
- Plus 30 credits from within the subject area of your intended PhD research topic or research specialisation.
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Computer workshops
- Independent study
- Individual tutorials
- Group work
- Essays
- Project reports
- Portfolios
- Oral presentation
- Independent research project
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Social Research MA