Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: One year full-time; two years part-time
UWE Bristol is one of five universities that makes up the South West Doctoral Training Partnership - a consortium accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council to provide specialist postgraduate research training in the social sciences.
Gain an in-depth understanding of conducting social research, and use your skills to carry out your own research study on this specially designed MRes Social Research course. The course provides excellent preparation for social science doctoral study or for research careers in the public or private sectors. It fulfils the pre-requisite for studying a PhD at UWE Bristol through the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) on the Sustainable Futures pathway.
We normally require a honours degree of 2:1 or above (or equivalent if it is a non-UK degree) in a relevant subject.
If you do not meet the above grade requirements but have at least 12 months relevant professional experience and/ or equivalent qualifications, we will consider you on an individual basis. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
If you're joining the course with the aim of undertaking a PhD, the MRes Social Research is a prerequisite for the South West Doctoral Training Partnership's 1+3 route. The course is also relevant for graduates seeking to build a research career - and provides an excellent foundation for research positions in both the public and private sectors. Students might go on to work on research in organisations such as the NHS, local government or the Office for National Statistics. Others may decide to stay in academia, and take on a research or teaching position.
You will study the following compulsory modules:
Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Design*
Research Design and Methodologies
Research in Context
Dissertation
Contemporary Debates in Sustainability*.
*The delivery of these modules will take place in partnership with other universities within the SWDTP (Bath, Exeter and Bristol) and there may be a requirement to attend a small number of sessions at these other institutions. The location will vary from year to year.
Plus optional modules (according to credit requirements) from:
Travel Demand Analysis
Transport, Economics and Appraisal
Transport Policy and Finance
Changing Travel Behaviour
Sustainable Transport Management and Operations
Introduction to Applied GIS
Spatial Analytical Methods
Healthy Cities
Planning for Conversation
Grassroots Planning
Sustainable Development: Principles and Practice
Creating Sustainable Behaviour Change
Catchment Hydrology
Water Management: Challenges for the 21st Century.
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