This is a degree offered in collaboration with other departments in the Faculty of Social Sciences. It is designed to provide a strong all round training in research methods allied to further specialisation within the fields of politics, international relations and security for those intending to go on to register for a PhD. As such it implements the ESRC research training guidelines for 1+3 PhD students, and includes compulsory elements in a wide variety of techniques including statistics and quantitative methods, but contains less subject-specific content than the other MA courses.<br/><br/>**Course Structure<br/><br/>Core modules:** <br/>- Empirical Research in Politics, International Relations and Security <br/><br/><br/>- Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Practices across Social Science Research <br/><br/><br/>- Quantitative Methods and Analysis <br/><br/><br/>- Qualitative Methods and Analysis <br/><br/><br/>- Dissertation. <br/><br/><br/>**Examples of optional modules:<br/>- Advanced Ethnographic Research <br/><br/><br/>- Multilevel Modelling <br/><br/><br/>- Simulating Data in R <br/><br/><br/>- Systematic Review <br/><br/><br/>- Advanced Statistics for Psychology and the Behavioural Sciences <br/><br/><br/>- Computational Social Science <br/><br/><br/>- Participatory Action Research<br/><br/><br/>- Core Concepts in Political Science<br/><br/><br/>- International Relations Theory<br/><br/><br/>- International Organisations<br/><br/><br/>- Defence, Development and Diplomacy in Conflict: Evolving Actors, Factors and Paradigms<br/><br/><br/>- Conflict Prevention and Sustainable Peace <br/><br/><br/>- Peace Processes and Everyday Political Negotiation<br/><br/><br/>- Consolidating Peace After Violence.<br/>