MRes Social Research

at University of Liverpool

The programme consists of 60 credits of taught modules and a 30,000 word thesis worth 120 credits.
 

In Semester 1, you are required to take two 15 credit modules.
 

In Semester 2, you can chose up to 30 credits of social research methods training modules taken from a portfolio of 5 credit modules.
 

If you are considering progressing to a PhD (Sociology and Social Policy), you should equip yourself with a good standard of literacy in social research methods across a range of data collection, analysis and management techniques. We strongly recommend that all postgraduate students embarking on our MA and MRes programmes undertake modules in both qualitative and quantitative methods, including SOCI508 Understanding Society Using Quantitative Methods (semester 1) at the very least, or equivalent training made available elsewhere in the university or across the MethodsNorthWest initiative.

Compulsory modules

• The Politics and Practices of Social Research (SOCI501) 
• Philosophy of Social Science (SOCI504)
   

Applicants for the MRes Criminology programme should normally hold a minimum of a 2:1 class Honours Degree in a social science, or in a field relevant to the programme the applicant wishes to study, from a UK university. Applicants with degrees from institutions outside the UK will have their applications considered on an individual, but comparable basis (see the International web pages for details of entry requirements by country).
 

All applicants are required to supply: a completed application form, proof of qualifications, research proposal, personal statement and two references (one of which, as a minimum, must be academic). Applicants are considered on the basis of academic ability and potential and other relevant considerations are also taken into account. Applicants who have marginally missed the benchmark indicated above, are considered on a discretionary basis.
 

International qualifications

Applications from international students are welcome. International qualifications will be evaluated in line with the National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) guidelines.

IELTS    
Overall 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.0 in each component)

TOEFL iBT    
88 or above with minimum scores in components as follows: Listening and Writing 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23.

International Baccalaureate    
Standard Level (Grade 5)
 

International fee for this course  

 Full-time: £20,400 Please note this programme has additional costs associated with it dependent upon your choice of a lab or computational/field work based project.
 

The Social Research Methods MRes is designed to meet the needs of both pre-employment training and within-post career development. Many students pursue an academic career or a university research career in the Social Sciences (Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology) or in a related discipline. Other research graduates have developed a career in commercial research or have developed their research skills in a practical context in either the public or the private sector.