Government Social Research
The MSc will begin in September/October and courses will be run to early July of the following year with the submission date for the last assignments running to the end of August. The dates for the 2008/09 session are still to be finalised, but as an example, you can see the course dates for 2007/08 were:
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Commissioning and Managing Social Research |
5-6 March |
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Ethics: Issues, procedures and practice |
7 March |
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Introductory Statistics Course |
Review of statistical concepts and methods |
18-19 September |
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Statistical analysis |
Methods of data analysis |
8-9, 22 Oct |
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Further multivariate data analysis |
10, 11, 21 Jan |
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Qualitative research and analysis |
Theory, methodology and politics: qualitative research as evidence for policy |
8-9 Nov |
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Qualitative methods and technologies for policy evaluation |
21-22 Nov |
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Experimental & quasi-experimental design |
Experimental & quasi experimental evaluation |
27-29 November |
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Research and research management for government |
Research for government |
12-13 Dec |
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Longitudinal research and analysis |
Longitudinal analysis |
5-6 Feb |
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Longitudinal modelling |
26-27 Feb |
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Research synthesis for policy and practice |
Introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
18-19 Mar |
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Methods for synthesis |
2-3 Apr |
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Evaluation Methods and Economic Appraisal |
Part 1 |
8-9 May |
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Part 2 |
22-23 May |
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Sampling design and data collection |
Sampling design & practice |
2-3 June |
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Data collection survey methods |
26-27 June |
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The pre-statistics course is not compulsory for all students and is not covered in the core course fees for the MSc. However, many students will need to attend this course in order to be able to successfully complete the other statistical courses. It has been designed to prepare students for the ‘Statistical Analysis’ and the ‘Sampling Design and Survey Data Collection’ modules by allowing them to familiarise themselves with the principles underlying statistical thinking and practice and the practical considerations behind different statistical concepts. Students will be advised after application whether they need to take this course.