Overview

The growing need to understand human behaviour, identify societal problems, and find their solutions is driving the global social sciences and humanities services market. It’s expected to grow to £87 billion ($116 billion) in 2029 (The Business Research Company Jan 2025). Our Masters in Social Statistics and Social Research provides advanced skills in working with quantitative data and broader training on social research methods.

Gain advanced social research skills

On the Social Statistics and Social Research Masters degree from University of Stirling you’ll:

gain skills coveted by a wide range of public, private and voluntary organisations;
learn advanced quantitative research methods;
utilise national level data resources and research infrastructure (including the UK Data Service);
develop the skills needed to design a research project;
train in statistical and database packages used by industry such as Stata, R, and Tableau;
explore data management and emerging priority research areas, such as big data and social network analysis;
showcase your ability to focus on a contemporary research topic of your choice.

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Programme Structure

Courses included

Research Design and Process
Introduction to Information Technology and Library Services
Quantitative Data Analysis
Dissertation
Social Network Analysis

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-26 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-27 00:00:00 , International

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You can apply up to a year in advance of your course start date and we accept applications throughout the year.

Language

English

PTE Academic

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stirling, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Statistics Operations Research View 133 other Masters in Statistics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of a second-class honours degree (2.1 preferred) or equivalent in a relevant subject. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply.
A willingness to learn advanced statistical methods is more important than a strong background in the area. Basic experience of a statistical software, such as SPSS, Stata, R or Excel is useful but not essential.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21800 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

10100 GBP / year

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Living costs

Stirling

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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