International Communications and Development MA

Study modes: Full time | Part time day

Course description: Core modules: Democratisation, information and communication; communication, culture and development; approaches to social research; dissertation; electives: media information markets; developments in communications policy; media and communications theories; international communications and conflict; representation and reception; transnational media and communication; globalising cities; analysing media discourses; media and human rights.(read more)

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All social sciences courses at City University London

Personal Social Services MPhil

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: Within the School, there is a breadth and depth of expertise and can offer high-quality supervision across a wide range of social and public policy areas; there are further details on the research activities and publications of individual members of staff and the school’s research units on the website.(read more)

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All social sciences courses at University Of Kent

Law (bridging course) Common Professional Examination (CPE)

Study modes: Full time

Course description: The joint academic stage board externally validates the programme, which is specifically designed to enable non-law graduates to satisfy the academic stage of the process of legal training, thereby enabling successful students to embark on a vocational training course with a view to entering the legal profession as a solicitor or barrister.(read more)

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All social sciences courses at Brunel University

Secondary Education (Society, Health and Development, 14-19 Diploma) PGCE

Study modes: Full time

Course description: Course is designed to offer specific training to teach the new 14-19 Diploma, which gives young people insight into health care, social care, community justice, and children’s services; the course also offers a good foundation for teaching current health and social care courses, as well as personal, social and health education (PSHE) and citizenship at key stages 3 and 4.(read more)

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Religion and Society MLitt

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: The course is designed for those who wish to earn a qualification that will build upon their experience in parish, congregational and community development, for teachers of religious education as part of their continuing professional development, as well as those with an interest in the general area; the programme will provide students with an advanced social scientific understanding of religion as it is impacted by culture.(read more)

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Social Science and Academic English Graduate Diploma

Study modes: Full time

Course description: The programme combines study of key social science theories with the development of academic English, study skills and critical thinking skills; students improve their overall language and academic skills and have a more detailed understanding of their chosen academic discipline; all successful students progress directly onto their chosen Master's degree.(read more)

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All social sciences courses at King's College London (University Of London)

Leadership and Management (Health and Social Care Services) PgDip

Study modes: Part time evening

Course description: The course is designed to meet the needs of the leader and manager working in the health and social care field; the course is intended to provide those leading and managing in health and social care services with an understanding of the changing context of management and organisation in these sectors.(read more)

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All social sciences courses at University Of Chichester

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing PgDip

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: The postgraduate diploma enables nurses to qualify as community specialist practitioners able to influence and facilitate change within the community environment; students spend half of the course on work placement in a specialist practice of their choice; they also undertake a combination of core and professionally-specific modules, the latter of which students undertake during the practice-based component of the course.(read more)

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Politics PhD

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: Specific staff research interests include: political culture, elections; policy analysis, political theory; Eurocommunism, British politics; Soviet politics, Marxism, international relations; American politics; planning, public administration; French politics, intelligence services, European integration, security, propaganda, Asian politics, regime transitions, democratisation and social movements.(read more)

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International Economic Law PgDip

Study modes: Full time

Course description: Students gain a theoretical and practical understanding of the main legal issues arising from the globalisation of the world economy and examine issues relating to the governance of the world economy and those arising from various types of international business activity.(read more)

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Law MPhil

Study modes: Full time

Course description: Research supervision in: Corporate law; corporate finance law; commercial law; consumer law; media law; contract law; law of trusts; mergers; banking law; equity; arbitration law; international trade law; insurance law; international intellectual property law; private international law; public international law; torts; jurisprudence; company law; family law; property law; public law; European law; European commercial law.(read more)

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All social sciences courses at Bangor University

Law PhD

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: The School welcomes proposals for postgraduate research in any relevant field of legal study, and offer a number of postgraduate research studentships in dedicated fields and graduate teaching assistantships; all full-time members of academic staff are active researchers across a broad spectrum of legal subjects, in public, private, domestic and international law, and many are leading authors and experts in their respective fields.(read more)

All social sciences courses at University Of Southampton

Planning PhD

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: Supervision is available for research in the following main areas: Community development/empowerment policies in the urban sector; comparative place promotion; economic and financial modelling; environmental impact assessment; environmental impact assessment studies, including tourism, energy and transport; environmental policy, planning and evaluation; evolution of planning systems and land use policies under conditions of rapid change.(read more)

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All social sciences courses at Oxford Brookes University

Advanced Legal Studies PhD

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: Supervision available in areas of staff interest; research areas include: access to justice; arbitration and alternative dispute resolution; comparative law; discrimination; European law; human rights; law enforcement; legal education; legal practice and the legal profession; legal services; legal skills; legislative studies and legislative drafting.(read more)

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All social sciences courses at Institute Of Advanced Legal Studies

European Studies MPhil

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: Current research topics include: Political science and international relations: European Union, especially Britain and European Union; European Union foreign and defence policy co-operation; gender and European politics; public administration in Britain; British social movements and politics; contemporary politics in Germany and European fascism; German-German relations before reunification; Franco-German relations.(read more)

All social sciences courses at Loughborough University

Politics MPhil

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: Supervision available in the areas of: political behaviour and political sociology, with focus on voting, parties and electoral behaviour; theories of the state; political theory, with focus on classical theory, rational choice, theories of justice and democracy; ideology and discourse analysis; political economy, including economic theories of political and the environment; feminism and politics; methodology: computing and statistics.(read more)

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Management of Special Education in Developing Countries PgDip

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: This programme is for teachers, administrators and non-governmental organisation staff who are working in special education in developing countries and who wish to develop their management or leadership expertise; it combines modules in Special Education with modules in International Studies in Education, using theory and practice from both in order to enable students to improve management practice in the national context in which they work.(read more)

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Research Methods for Social Science and Health PgCert

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: Prepares students to evaluate and critically apply social science and health research methods and concepts in a research context such as health and social care services.(read more)

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All social sciences courses at King's College London (University Of London)

Global Ethics PgDip

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: The programme is designed to be flexible to accommodate those wishing to study part-time, such as people with professional or other commitments; it is equally suitable for recent graduates or post-experience students, for those wishing to go on to further research in one or more of the topics, or for those with a personal interest in the field of global ethics.(read more)

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Social Sciences MPhil

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: Research interests include: Social policy and administration: poverty and social security; mental disorder and community care; drugs and social control; unemployment; women and poverty; equal opportunities; policing styles and relations between police and community; social psychology: rhetoric and argumentation; political psychology of ideology; determinants of psychological distress and psychotherapeutic effectiveness.(read more)

All social sciences courses at Loughborough University