Department of Social & Policy Sciences Programme Catalogue 2022/23
THXX-APM08: MRes Social Policy
Leading to the award of:
- MASTER OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL POLICY
Maximum course duration: 2 Years
Mode of Attendance: Part-time
[Page last updated: 05 August 2022]
Applicable assessment regulations: | NFAAR-PG |
Applicable NFAAR appendices: | Appendix 11 |
Approved exemptions: | None |
DAPS and exit awards: | THXX-APL13: PG Dip Research
THXX-APC08: PG Cert Research |
Programme progression requirement: | |
Total taught and dissertation/project credits: | Taught credits: 60; Project credits: 30 |
Please consult your programme handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| Part-time students will typically take either two or three units in each semester. The actual balance will be flexible subject to agreement by the Director of Studies. |
Academic Year: Taught Units
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50236 | Research apprenticeship project | 18 Credits |
Semester 1: Taught Units
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50134 | Quantitative methods 1: introduction to quantitative methods | 6 Credits |
| XX50136 | Qualitative methods 1 | 6 Credits |
| XX50170 | Principles & skills of social research | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SP50279 | Comparative public policy and social welfare: cross-national, European and global perspectives | 6 Credits |
| SP50339 | AI as social and political practice: technology, society & politics | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Taught Units
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SP50144 | Research for policy: concepts, methods and values | 6 Credits |
Designated Essential Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50135 | Quantitative methods 2 | 6 Credits |
| XX50138 | Qualitative methods 2 | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
| You may not select a unit already chosen from the list above. You may find it beneficial to audit an additional unit from this list to help develop XX50137 (Long research apprenticeship project). Please discuss this with your Director of Studies. |
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50135 | Quantitative methods 2 | 6 Credits |
| XX50138 | Qualitative methods 2 | 6 Credits |
| XX50207 | Independent research essay | 6 Credits |
| SP50340 | Knowledge, data, and our digital social world | 6 Credits |
Dissertation Period: Project/Dissertation Units
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50140 | MRes dissertation | 30 Credits |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list