Overview

MSc Social Research (part time) from University of Dundee teaches you how to use research tools, and consider the wider meanings of how knowledge can be constructed in different ways and for diverse range of purposes.

Social research methods are a means of providing evidence to examine ideas about society and are important to social scientists who want to study a particular problem or to test a theory. They are also fundamental tools of value to government, service providers, and to business.

You will learn about research methods including ethnographic and participatory tools, and the analysis of large data-sets, and how to apply these to your own work.

You will gain skills in a diverse range of quantitative and qualitative research methods and engage with ‘live’ research issues and external organisations. For example, some of the recent Research in Practice placements have been with:

the police (approaches to mental health issues)
a local charity (women in homeless settings)
a housing charity (experiences of private renters)
an international development NGO (education for girls in Global South)
an organisation supporting migrants in Scotland

Careers

Graduates have gone on to work for:

local authority planning departments

the General Registrars Office Scotland (census office)

ONS social analysis unit

PhD study

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Programme Structure

Modules include:

Applied Theoretical Approaches in Social Science

Quantitative Methods in Social Research

Qualitative Methods in Social Research

Sustainability

Social Inequalities & Social Justice

Research in Practice

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

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Campus Location

Dundee, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Educational Research View 128 other Masters in Educational Research in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Tuition Fees

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11850 GBP / year

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5510 GBP / year

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Living costs

Dundee

United Kingdom

787 - 1494 GBP / month

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Funding

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