MSc Social Research Methods at Swansea University

The MSc Social Research Methods provides advanced training in qualitative and quantitative approaches used across the social sciences, with students trained alongside ESRC/WGSSS doctoral students. It is housed in the School of Social Sciences at Singleton Park Campus and is designed as a basis for PhD study.

Department: School of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 or 3 years part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Five compulsory 20-credit modules: Methodology in the Social Sciences; Advanced Research Skills and Practice; Critical Approaches to Data Collection and Analysis; Quantitative Research Methods; and Qualitative Research Methods. One 20-credit option from Statistics for Health Data Science, Critical Security Studies, Countering Violent Extremism Online, or Case Studies in Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology. A 60-credit Dissertation (Social Research) completes the degree.

Career pathways

A foundation for doctoral study and for careers in consultancy, the criminal justice system, education, health and social care, local and national government, the NHS, the Office for National Statistics, social work and the voluntary and third sector.

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