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Social Research Methods MA

University of Liverpool

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts Degree

  • Location

    Liverpool Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This MA provides research training with a specific focus on obtaining the skills needed to examine and analyse how societies, cultures, institutions and practices came into being, how they are currently organised and constituted and how they are changing. You will join a department at the forefront of pursuing research-based knowledge supporting social justice. We aim to give our students an exciting study experience to understand better what it means to be social, where society might be heading and what we can do to contribute to our social futures.World-leading experts within various fields teach our programmes, and a leading scholar in their field will closely supervise your independent research project. Youll develop advanced research skills, communication skills and the ability to think analytically, which are essential for a successful career across a wide range of different occupations and provide an excellent foundation for further postgraduate study.Well teach you the politics and practice of social research, exploring the different aspects of the research process, including the role of the social scientist and the constraints, benefits and limitations of social science. Well also introduce you to the historical debates about the relationship between method and knowledge and how they inform the development and transformation of the social sciences.This masters has an Economic and Social Research Council 13 Recognition status and has been specifically constructed for you if you intend to undertake professional and/or academic research in sociology, social policy and criminology.

Tuition fees

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£ 24,100per year

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University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

  • University League Table

    19th

  • Campus address

    University of Liverpool, The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Sociology

    27th out of 101 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    137 67%

    29th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    64.0 64%

    33rd

    10

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.73 68%

    97th

    3

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