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MRes Health, Wellbeing and Society – Part-time

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Course Description

Build in-depth skills in the advanced research techniques needed to gain effective insights from data. You’ll focus on societies’ health and wellbeing.

With a core focus on the in-depth methods and approaches to quantitative and qualitative research, this course will help you gain the essential skills to progress your studies or become a working researcher in the field of societal health and wellbeing.

Throughout this course you will study topics like:

  • the social science underpinning the development of effective interventions, strategies, and policies aimed at sustainable improvements in health and wellbeing, and reducing physical and psychological health inequalities
  • the interdisciplinary links between social, biological and environmental factors and individual health behaviours, choices, and outcomes
  • contemporary issues related to modifiable disease risk behaviours, and the determinants and correlates of these lifestyle behaviours across the lifespan
  • the skills and processes required to translate scientific research into practical health and well-being applications

You’ll enhance your understanding of the techniques used in the analysis of large-scale data and how to effectively present key insights and findings.

Entry Requirements

You should have a bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent, typically a 2:1 or above.

To apply for this course you should have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate subject relating to health and wellbeing.

We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.

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Student Destinations

There is increasing demand for high-level quantitative and qualitative research skills from a wide range of private and public sector recruiters.

Many firms and government departments are now committed to data-driven decision-making, making use of the increased availability of big data.

This course will equip you with a hybrid skill set that combines quantitative, computing and analytical skills with an understanding of health and wellbeing research and enquiry.

This MRes also equips you to go into further study at PhD level.

Module Details

Year 1

Semester 1

Compulsory units

  • Digital methods and data skills for MRes
  • Dissertation
  • Interdisciplinary research methods in social sciences

Semester 2

You’ll choose one of Advanced Qualitative Methods or Advanced Quantitative Methods (you will study the one you don’t choose in this semester during Year 2 Semester 2).

Compulsory units

  • Dissertation
    Continued
  • Interdisciplinary research methods in social sciences
    Continued

Optional units

  • Advanced qualitative methods
  • Advanced quantitative methods

Year 2

Semester 1

Compulsory units

  • Contemporary debates in lifestyle behaviours and public health
  • Dissertation

Semester 2

You’ll choose the remaining option of Advanced Qualitative Methods or Advanced Quantitative Methods (the one you didn’t study in Year 1 Semester 2) plus 10 credits of optional units.

Compulsory units

  • Dissertation
    Continued

Optional units

  • Advanced qualitative methods
  • Advanced quantitative methods
  • Independent research essay
  • Research for policy: concepts, methods and values

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