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MRes Humanities and Social Sciences

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    MRes 1 year full-time, full-time by distance learning, 2 years part-time, part-time by distance learning

Course Description

If you work in the social sciences or humanities and want to improve your career prospects or prepare for a PhD, this flexible MRes degree – a postgraduate taught course, featuring a large research project – is the perfect way to achieve your ambitions.

On this course, you’ll choose to study within any of the faculty’s schools: the School of Education, Languages and Linguistics (SELL), the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (SCCJ) and the School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature (SASSHPL).

You’ll have the flexibility to choose your learning methods, set your own timetable and specialise in your chosen field. You’ll develop your research skills alongside specialist staff, and get a Master’s degree without needing to sacrifice your job.

Entry Requirements

Qualifications or experience

  • A minimum of a second-class honours degree or equivalent in a subject relevant to the proposed subject specialism.

English language requirements

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

If you meet our criteria, you could get a £3000 tuition fees discount – visit website for details

Student Destinations

You’ll graduate from the MRes Humanities and Social Science degree course with knowledge of research methods, training and skills relevant to your current and future employment, and which will aid your future career progression. You can also choose to continue your academic studies with PhD research.

Module Details

You’ll focus one third of your time in research training and development and two-thirds of your time in your individual research placement and/or project.

Core modules include:

  • Research Preparation and Development (60 credits)

You’ll also do optional module:

  • Research Project (120 credits)

or

  • Research Placement (30 credits)
  • Research Project (90 credits)

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