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
- A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
Fees & Scholarships
Rest of UK
£17,100

International/EU
£27,100
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