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Birkbeck, University of London

Social Research and Applied Linguistics MRes

Name: Social Research and Applied Linguistics MRes
Price: £11340 GBP

BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

OCT-26

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Qualification type

MRes - Master of Research

Subject areas

Linguistics Social Research

Course Summary

Our MRes Social Research and Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary social science training programme designed to prepare you for further research in the workplace or for MPhil/PhD study. The course covers ontology, epistemology, quantitative and qualitative techniques, and advanced methods masterclasses alongside substantive courses in the area of applied linguistics. You will also carry out an independent dissertation, putting into practice the methods and theoretical concepts you have been taught. The course provides a particularly strong environment for theoretically informed, interdisciplinary and socially engaged research. It follows an evening timetable with classes in the evening.

Modules

Intermediate Quantitative Social Research (30 Credits) - Core

This course introduces you to quantitative research methods, through hands-on experience using R computer software. You are introduced to survey methodology and experimental research designs and conduct your own projects using quantitative data.

Introduction to Quantitative Social Research (30 Credits) - Core

Qualitative Social Research (30 Credits) - Core

Social Research Dissertation (60 Credits) - Core

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Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,340

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Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£20,850

Entry requirements

Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university, or an equivalent international qualification.

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Birkbeck, University of London is located in Bloomsbury, in the very centre of the UK’s cosmopolitan capital city, and students at the university are ideally placed to experience everything that London has to offer. It offers a portfolio of over 250 taught and research postgraduate programmes spanning a range of subject areas, including the humanities and social sciences, business, law, and science. Students at the university are members...more

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