Universities United Kingdom University of Bristol Courses MSc Policy Research

MSc Policy Research
at University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 31,300
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 85

Program Overview

Researchers, research managers, policy advisers and service planners are all faced with a growing need for research that is timely and relevant. This programme builds on the links between research and policy in developing the particular skills and capacities needed by policy-oriented researchers, professionals and postgraduate students who are interested in carrying out public policy, social policy and social welfare research. We believe this is vital if researchers are to maximise the impact of their work in addressing issues of real concern to policymakers.

The programme provides core research training in philosophy and research design in the social sciences, along with introductions to and further approaches in quantitative and qualitative methods in the social sciences. It also offers optional units in our particular areas of research expertise, such as child and family welfare, gender and violence, health and social care, poverty and social exclusion, and policy-oriented evaluation.

We recognise that students will be joining with relevant - albeit varied - experience. Therefore, there will be opportunities for you to draw on your own experiences as researchers, managers and policy advisers and share insights with other students working towards research degrees in disability studies, social work research and health and wellbeing.

Core units are taught in collaboration with other postgraduate programmes, providing a co-learning environment and giving you the opportunity to interact and share insights with other students working towards research degrees in disability studies, policy research, social work research and health and wellbeing.

Course Content
Year 1

The programme can also be studied on a part-time basis over 2-5 years.

The programme leads to one of two awards and is organised so that a student entering with the intention of studying for the PG diploma has the opportunity to progress to the MSc, provided they have achieved a pass mark of 50% in all coursework and have the requisite credit points.

The programme is delivered through a combination of intensive block teaching and weekly delivery so as to be most accessible to postgraduate students, busy policy professionals and practitioners. The delivery of units on the programme is designed to allow students to accumulate credits flexibly and organise the patterns of attendance to suit their own needs and circumstances.

Unit name
- Philosophy and Research Design in the Social Sciences (SPS)
- Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SPS)
- Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SPS)
- Policy Research Dissertation
Students select 20 credit points from the following:
- Further Quantitative Methods
- Further Qualitative Methods
Students select 40 credit points from the following:

SPOLM0016/SPOLM0017 can only be taken as an optional unit if not already taken as a mandatory unit.
- Further Quantitative Methods
- Further Qualitative Methods
- Digital Public Services
- Researching Child and Family Welfare
- Inclusive Research with Disabled People
- The Economics of Public Policy
- Supervised Independent Study
- Disabled Childhoods
- Health and Health Care in a Global Context
- The International Analysis of Poverty and Social Exclusion
- Gender and Violence: International and Global Perspectives
- Migration, asylum and human rights: EU and global policy perspectives.
- Policy Analysis
- Corruption and Public Policy
- Public policy for a complex and uncertain world
- Public Management and Organisations
Entry Requirement
Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree from an accepted Indian university with a minimum of GPA of 6/10 or 60% will be considered for admission to a master's degree (the requirement will depend on your undergraduate university and the programme you have applied for).
Applicants to our Law programmes can be considered with minimum grades of 55-60% from an accepted Indian university.
Applicants who hold a first class master's degree from a prestigious university will be considered for admission to PhD study.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£31300 per year

Career Prospect

The MSc in Policy Research stresses the development of policy research and analysis methods, as well as substantive knowledge. Graduates from our MSc Policy Research can go on to work as policy researchers and analysts, or research commissioners/managers in public or private agencies, both in the UK and internationally.

Potential employers include local or central government departments, voluntary or charitable organisations, national or international non-governmental organisations, or global institutions such as the United Nations.

Alternatively, our MSc provides students with the core training to further their career in academic research with a PhD in Social Policy.

Cost Of Studying At University of Bristol

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MSc Policy Research at University of Bristol