The MSc Applied Educational & Social Research is a full-time one-year or two-year part-time degree, ideal for those looking to enhance their academic and professional understanding of research.
The course looks at the issues facing educational and social researchers and offers a range of intellectual and practical resources to structure and explore these issues. Students are encouraged to identify their own area of interest for research and to explore this throughout the course, before completing their own dissertation research in this chosen area.The course is aimed at two principal audiences:
those wishing to develop their professional understanding of applied research
those seeking to develop their research skills prior to undertaking PhD study
The full-time version of the course is available both as face-to-face attendance and as a form of blended learning involving face-to-face meetings with additional web-based content delivered by a dedicated online environment. This allows you to study at times that suit you. The classes are flexible, so you can make choices based on your own personal interests. The part-time version of the course is entirely distance learning.
An undergraduate degree or equivalent.
Core modules:
Educational Research & Enquiry
Design Strategies in Educational & Social Research
Data Collection in Educational & Social Research
Data Analysis in Educational & Social Research
Optional modules:
Further Quantitative Research Design and Analysis
Further Qualitative Research Design and Analysis
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