Research Methods (Politics, International Relations, Security) MA

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/>**Core modules:**<br/><br/><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/>