MSc Social Research at Keele University

Social research helps us understand human behaviour, providing insights into social issues, personal experiences, public opinion, patterns of collective behaviour and what causes them. The MSc Social Research offers a thorough grounding in a range of professional research skills and methodologies. Thus, you’ll gain practical experience of qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method analysis techniques and develop valuable transferable skills in critical thinking, analysis and problem-solving.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: Social Science  |  Duration: Full time 1 year, Part time 2 years, Modular up to 5 years  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

A central feature of Keele's MSc Social Research is its flexible structure. This course can be studied as either a one-year full-time or two-year part-time course, with a September start date.

Career pathways

This course provides advanced training in research methods, which is ideal preparation for PhD study or for a career in research or policy-making working within government, education, social and health care, or the third sector, for example. Future employers could include universities, social research centres, market research agencies, charities, NGOs, non-profit organisations, thinktanks and policy organisations, as well as local and national governmental institutions.

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