The SRMS MSc course provides a thorough grounding in advanced quantitative research methods, taught within an applied social science framework. Modules include: Statistical Foundations, Introduction to Statistical Modelling, Survey Research, Demography, Social Network Analysis and Longitudinal Data Analysis. The MSc includes training in statistical analysis software such as SPSS, R, MLwiN and Stata. The MSc is designed to be accessible to people from a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds and with varying levels of prior statistical knowledge. The course attracts students from across the world many of whom go on to funded PhD studies and careers in social research.

The course is available full-time over one year or part-time over two-years. Often people take the course whilst continuing to work part-time. See www.ccsr.ac.uk/masters/

There is a need for well-trained social scientists who are able to apply advanced methods of analysis to complex data. Graduates of our programme in Social Research Methods and Statistics are in a good position to obtain jobs in central government, the academic sector (including continuing to PhD), local government and commercial research. See www.ccsr.ac.uk/masters/grad_dest.htm

Places are available for September 2013

Please apply on-line - http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/masters/Enqu_App.htm

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