该课程旨在帮助您成功地完成MPhil和PhD的研究生学习，或成为独立/职业社会研究人员。它为研究技术奠定了良好的基础。介绍了研究设计和策略的原理，以及定性和定量的数据分析和表示。通过基于任务的活动来发展实践技能。在过去五年中，我们的研究导致了刑事司法政策和程序的变化，公共机构的审计方式也发生了变化，并导致建立了评估大型艺术和文化计划的最佳实践。
This MRes will provide advanced theoretical and practical training in postgraduate research. You'll learn from internationally recognised Sociology experts in the sophisticated research environment of a long-established and influential Department. Whether economic or cultural inequalities, the dangers of our online lifestyles, the definitions and consequences of crime or the social dimensions associated with problems such as health, we aim to give our students an exciting study experience to understand better what it means to be social, where society might be heading and what we can do to contribute to all our social future.<br><br>Our teaching draws upon the expertise of the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, where the academic environment and approachable staff create an atmosphere of mutual knowledge exchange between staff and students.<br><br>Well introduce you to the politics and practice of social research. Youll explore the following aspects of the research process: the context of the modern university, the role of the social scientist, power, critique and reflexivity in the social sciences, the constraints, benefits and limitations of social science.<br><br>Youll conduct an extensive research project on a subject of your choice supported by regular supervision from a sociological expert. We will provide you with research training to equip you with transferable skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving and project management.<br><br>This MRes is an excellent research training opportunity, and youll gain valuable experience whether youre preparing for a career or looking for continuous professional development.