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Students
Tuition Fee
GBP 20,700
Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Applied Mathematics | Mathematical (Theoretical) Statistics | Statistics
Area of study
Mathematics and Statistics
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
GBP 20,700
About Program

Program Overview


The MRes program trains students in alternative social science research approaches, methodologies, and paradigms. It develops advanced quantitative and qualitative research skills, enabling students to conduct research across disciplines. The collaborative program between Bath, Bristol, and Exeter universities provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation and practical training for prospective PhD students.

Program Outline


Degree Overview:

This MRes programme is only open to 1+3 SWDTP funded PhD students. It aims to develop a systematic understanding and critical appreciation of alternative approaches, methodologies and paradigms of social science research. It will develop fully trained and competent social science researchers, who are able to understand and use research techniques appropriate to their subject area and are conversant with approaches used by other social scientists. The programme has a substantial theoretical and quantitative core but also delivers complementary qualitative training. This will provide an essential foundation for any working researcher, whether they are going on to do a PhD or otherwise engaged in research. The training will enable you to think through how you can use your knowledge and skills in advanced quantitative methods in different contexts, apply them to a variety of problems, and then identify your own needs for training.


Outline:

The compulsory units include the following:

  • Mathematics and Programming Skills for Social Scientists (15 credits)
  • Research Design Methods & Skills in the Social Sciences (15 credits)
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods for Social and Policy Research (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (20 credits).
  • The recommended list of optional units for this programme is shown below. Students are encouraged to choose a minimum of 50 credit points and a maximum of 60 credit points from this list. Alternatively, students may wish to take units from across the faculty, or from the AQM programmes at Bath or Exeter, subject to timetabling and by agreement with the programme director and relevant unit convener. Depending on the institution offering them, units may be of different credit values; the minimum volume of credit required for this programme is 180.
  • Mapping and Modelling Geographic Data in R (20 credits)
  • Urban Analytics and City Science (20 credits)
  • An Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Policy and Management (20 credits)
  • Earth System Modeling (20 credits)
  • Supervised Individual Study (10 credits)

Careers:

This programme provides outstanding academic and research training for prospective PhD students and can lead to careers in data and quantitative research.


Other:

  • The programme has a substantial theoretical and quantitative core but also delivers complementary qualitative training.
  • The programme is part of a suite of interdisciplinary pathways that are delivered as part of the South West Doctoral Training Partnership.
  • This pathway is a collaborative programme delivered across the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Exeter.
  • Core units are taught intensively, with time spent at each location.
  • This collaborative delivery means that the expertise of academics at each institution can be made available to students from all three universities, enhancing the training capacity of each.

UK: full-time £4,800 per year UK: part-time (two years) £2,400 per year Overseas: full-time £20,700 per year

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