本课程提供高质量的研究方法培训，包括定性和定量数据分析软件包的实践经验以及与研究认识论和社会科学哲学有关的详细分析。该课程适合那些希望以后获得研究学位（通常是博士学位）但不符合研究方法培训入学要求的人，以及希望申请经济及社会研究理事会（ESRC）学生资格的人的课程。该课程获得了ESRC的13项资助。该课程是跨学科的课程，在教育学院，应用社会科学学院（社会学）和心理学系内教授模块。这为您提供了机会，不仅可以与来自不同学科的研究人员联系，而且可以与研究整个社会科学中不同学科的研究方法的其他学生取得联系。
The MA in Research Methods (Education) provides a broad-based practical grounding in research design methodologies with a specific focus on education.<br><br>This course delivers high-quality research methods for learning in education for students interested in theoretical and empirical understanding of research in social science, as well as those who plan to pursue doctoral level studies in the field of education. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recognises the course as providing suitable training for this purpose.<br><br>The focus is on understanding research designs for conducting and evaluating rigorous research. Core modules examine the use of research tools for analysing and interpreting research data, this includes detailed discussion on formulating research questions, innovative research designs, and developing theoretical understanding of concepts, both in the field of education and across the wider social sciences.<br><br>You can also select from a range of optional modules, some of which are designed to further develop your research knowledge while others are specific to education. The MA dissertation gives you the opportunity to bring together the different areas of learning into an area of research interest.<br><br>The course is one of a suite of methods-based postgraduate degrees delivered at cross-faculty level with modules taught across the School of Education, the Department of Sociology, the School of Government and International Affairs, the Department of Anthropology, and the Department of Psychology. This provides wide-ranging opportunities for interdisciplinary study which can help you transition into careers in academia, the public sector, non-governmental organisations, charitable organisations, the business sector and more. Alternatively, it can serve as a stepping-stone to doctoral level studies.