MSc Social Research
Goldsmiths, University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
MSc Social Research
The MSc Social Research is an advanced degree in social scientific methodology and is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as a research training degree. It is suitable for those who wish to prepare for PhD research, as well as those seeking to increase key employability skills in qualitative fieldwork, quantitative data management, and data analytics.
As a student on this program, you’ll draw upon a wide variety of expertise from within the Centre for Urban and Community Research, the Methods Lab, and the Department of Sociology more widely.
Based in London in an incredibly culturally diverse area, you will have direct access to one of the most stimulating fieldwork areas through which experience will be acquired conducting ‘live sociology’. This experience combined with undertaking a rigorous curriculum means that upon successful completion of the MSc all students will be proficient in preparing, designing, undertaking, and presenting advanced level social research suitable for all types of audiences.
Throughout the degree you will undertake rigorous training in both qualitative and quantitative research designs and techniques.
Key research techniques covered include:
- conducting interviews
- ethnographic research
- discourse analysis
- visual sociology
- computer-assisted qualitative data analysis
- working with quantitative comparative data
- multiple regression analysis
- multi-level modelling
- longitudinal modelling
- Structural Equation Modelling
- Latent Class Analysis
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Compulsory modules
- Modelling Social Data I
- Modelling Social Data II
- Theory, Concepts and Methods of Social Research I
- Theory, Concepts and Methods of Social Research II
- Dissertation
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
You will gain advanced methodological knowledge within the social sciences coupled with hands-on experience working with a range of research techniques and software for data analysis. This grounding offers an advantageous position from which to apply for PhD funding or to move into careers which require advanced research skills and knowledge.
A number of students that have completed the MSc in Social Research have successfully acquired ESRC funding for doctoral level studies, while others have entered the public and third/NGO sector as well as the Civil Service ‘fast track’ scheme for government social research.
English Language Requirements
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