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Degree Programme Table: Social Research (MSc) (Part-time) - 2 Years (PTMSCSORES1P)

Year 1, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.


    • 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
    SCIL11009    Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2   20  
    PGSP11016    Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection   20  
    PGSP11208    Research Design   20  

    Notes:1) These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2. 2) You must take all the courses in the list, and may not take any course twice.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11157    Survey Methods and Data   20  
    PGSP11012    Listening to Children: Research and Consultation   20  
    PGSP11188    Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork   20  
    PGSP11017    Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research   20  
    SCWR11001    Reflexivity in Qualitative Research   20  
    PGSP11104    Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy   20  
    CNST11036    Conducting Research Interviews   20  
    PGSP11110    Analysing Qualitative Data   20  
    PGSP11276    Contemporary Social Theory   20  
    PGSP11302    The Documents of Life   20  
    PGSP11321    Intermediate inferential statistics: testing and modelling   20  
    PGSP11372    Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society   20  
    CNST11073    Advancing Ethical Research Practice   20  
    CNST11074    Arts-informed Research Methods in the Social Sciences   20  

    Notes:1) Courses run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2
    2) Not all courses may run in any given year
    3) Candidates must take a total of 60 credits of option courses over the four semesters of their part-time degree. Normally a total of 60 credits will be divided between the academic years, bu this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:With the agreement of the Programme Director
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.


    • 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 exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11103    Dissertation by Placement MSc Social Research   60  
    PGSP11057    Dissertation (MSc/Dip Social Research)   60  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCIL11009    Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2   20  
    PGSP11016    Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection   20  
    PGSP11208    Research Design   20  

    Notes:1) These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2. 2) You must take all the courses in the list, and may not take any course twice.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11157    Survey Methods and Data   20  
    PGSP11012    Listening to Children: Research and Consultation   20  
    PGSP11188    Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork   20  
    PGSP11017    Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research   20  
    SCWR11001    Reflexivity in Qualitative Research   20  
    PGSP11104    Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy   20  
    CNST11036    Conducting Research Interviews   20  
    PGSP11110    Analysing Qualitative Data   20  
    PGSP11276    Contemporary Social Theory   20  
    PGSP11302    The Documents of Life   20  
    PGSP11321    Intermediate inferential statistics: testing and modelling   20  
    PGSP11372    Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society   20  
    CNST11073    Advancing Ethical Research Practice   20  
    CNST11074    Arts-informed Research Methods in the Social Sciences   20  

    Notes:Candidates will be required to show that their optional courses reflect an appropriate breadth of interest.

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:with the agreement of the Programme Director

     


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