Overview

The Social Research (part-time) from University of Dundee teaches you how to use research tools, and consider the wider meanings of how knowledge can be constructed in different ways and for diverse range of purposes.

Social research methods are a means of providing evidence to examine ideas about society and are important to social scientists who want to study a particular problem or to test a theory. They are also fundamental tools of value to government, service providers, and to business.

You will learn about research methods including ethnographic and participatory tools, and the analysis of large data-sets, and how to apply these to your own work.

You will gain skills in a diverse range of quantitative and qualitative research methods and engage with ‘live’ research issues and external organisations. For example, some of the recent Research in Practice placements have been with:

the police (approaches to mental health issues)

a local charity (women in homeless settings)

a housing charity (experiences of private renters)

an international development NGO (education for girls in Global South)

an organisation supporting migrants in Scotland

Careers

Graduates have gone on to work for:

local authority planning departments

the General Registrars Office Scotland (census office)

ONS social analysis unit

PhD study

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Applied Theoretical Approaches in Social Science

Quantitative Methods in Social Research

Qualitative Methods in Social Research

Sustainability

Social Inequalities & Social Justice

Research in Practice

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-03 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Dundee, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Sociology Educational Research View 27 other Masters in Sociology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

A UK Lower Second-Class Honours (2:2) degree

Your degree should be in a relevant subject for studying the course

Applicants who do not meet the standard entry requirements will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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