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You may be interested in the training opportunities at the Centre for Research on Ageing of the University of Southampton.
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Study Gerontology in a flexible manner at the University of Southampton.
The Centre for Research on Ageing at the University of Southampton offers flexible pathways to study Gerontology at the postgraduate level. You can study either full-time or part-time, at Southampton or from a distance.
Choose from:
MPhil/PhD in Gerontology
Postgraduate Certificate/ MSc in Gerontology
MSc in Gerontology (Research) - ESRC accredited
Postgraduate Certificate/ Postgraduate Diploma/ MSc in Gerontology (Distance Learning)
Short courses in Gerontology (face-to-face or by Distance Learning)
The courses offer high quality training in Gerontology and research methods in a supportive environment. For example, all students are allocated a personal tutor, and students on the Distance Learning programme receive key textbooks and have access to software, which is included in the tuition fees. Both distance learning and the traditional face-to-face programmes have been approved by the University of Southampton, they have equivalent credits, and they are assessed by the same external examiner.
The MSc in Gerontology (Research) and the MSc in Gerontology (Distance Learning) offer excellent research methods training, which is particularly good value for students studying from a distance. Specialist modules in quantitative and qualitative research methods equip students with theoretical and practical knowledge in research methods, which is excellent preparation for the Masters dissertation and for students considering further studies or future research careers.
The University of Southampton has been awarded one of the ESRC's Doctoral Training Centres, providing 18 ESRC scholarships to fund postgraduate training and research at the doctoral level every year for the next five years. The Doctoral Training Centre website has more information: http://www.soton.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/esrcdtc.html
To find out more, please visit our website at www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing or contact the Admissions Tutor:
Dr Athina Vlachantoni
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Tel: +44 (0) 23 8059 8940
Fax: +44 (0) 23 8059 3232
Feedback from current students:
"My impressions are all positive about the course, its contents and how it is organized. Blackboard [the e-learning interface] is very user-friendly and the University Library contains an assorted array of books and journals. Distance is not a problem at all and all the staff involved in this course, and the department too, are extremely attentive." (Student, 2010/11, MSc Gerontology, Distance Learning)
"The module included a good mix of topics, disciplines and students." (Student, 2010/11, MSc Gerontology)
"The course was very well structured and organised." (Student, 2010/11, MSc Gerontology)
The University of Southampton is part of the prestigious Russell Group of Universities, and is one of the UK's top research universities. Research in Gerontology, along with Demography, Sociology and Social Policy, ranked third in the UK in the Social Policy and Administration unit of assessment in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
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Dr Rosalind Willis
Lecturer in Gerontology
Centre for Research on Ageing
58/4117 School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel: 023 80 595367
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