Universities United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Courses Social Research (MSc)

Social Research (MSc)
at University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 27,100
Country Rank#5
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 7

Program Overview

This programme will provide you with an understanding of the key issues in approaches to, and techniques of, research in the social sciences. It can be taken either as a free-standing degree, or preparatory to doctoral study.

Whatever your subject or methodological background, the MSc in Social Research is a flexible and comprehensive qualification. You will graduate as a sought-after researcher combining strong quantitative, qualitative and computational social research skills with the theoretical training to identify and address problems in social research.

Course Content
Modules
- Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
- Research Design
- Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
- Humanities and Arts-informed Research Methods in the Social Sciences
- Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy
- Analysing Qualitative Data
- Internet, Society and Economy
- Longitudinal Data Analysis
- Gender, Politics and Representation
- Bayesian Statistics for Social Scientists
- Computational Text Analysis
Entry Requirement
CBSE All India Senior School Certificate Examination (SSC), CISCE Indian School Certificate (ISC) Standard XII: overall 80% with three subjects at 75%.
Award of Certificate with five subjects at Class XII, with an overall average of 80% or above and minimum 80% in all required subjects (or 85% where we require a grade A at SQA Higher). Grade XII CBSE Applied Mathematics is not accepted to meet a Mathematics subject requirement.
Award of Certificate with five subjects at Class XII, with an overall average of 80% or above and minimum 80% in all required subjects (or 85% where we require a grade A at SQA Higher).
Advanced entry direct into Year 2 of many of our Science and Engineering degree programmes is possible for applicants who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement in the Higher Secondary School Certificate, but only where awarded by CBSE or CISCE. Advanced entry is offered into Year 2 to students from India with the relevant Indian boards. For advanced entry applicants must achieve the award of Certificate with minimum of five subjects at Class XII, with an overall average of 85% or above and minimum 85% in all required subjects as stated in our prospectus.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£27100 per year

Career Prospect

The MSc in Social Research has high employability rates. Our graduates have strong quantitative skills to undertake data analysis and strong research methods training in qualitative methods.

They go on to work in:

national and international organisations
civil service
voluntary sector
commercial research sector
policy development, analysis and evaluation
further academic study (PhDs)

Cost Of Studying At University of Edinburgh

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Social Research (MSc) at University of Edinburgh