**Overview**
If you work in the social sciences or humanities and want to improve your career prospects or prepare for a PhD, this flexible MRes degree – a postgraduate taught course, featuring a large research project – is the perfect way to achieve your ambitions.
On this course, youll choose to study within any of the facultys schools: the School of Education and Sociology (SES), the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics (SLAL) and the School of Area Studies, History, Politics, and Literature (SASHPL).
Youll have the flexibility to choose your lea...
**Overview**<br/><br/>If you work in the social sciences or humanities and want to improve your career prospects or prepare for a PhD, this flexible MRes degree – a postgraduate taught course, featuring a large research project – is the perfect way to achieve your ambitions.<br/><br/>On this course, youll choose to study within any of the facultys schools: the School of Education and Sociology (SES), the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics (SLAL) and the School of Area Studies, History, Politics, and Literature (SASHPL).<br/><br/>Youll have the flexibility to choose your learning methods, set your own timetable and specialise in your chosen field. Youll develop your research skills alongside specialist staff, and get a Masters degree without needing to sacrifice your job.<br/><br/>This degree is perfect for progressing your career, and can help you to pursue ambitious new roles, or seek promotion opportunities.<br/><br/>You can choose to study this course over 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time as a campus-based learner or by distance learning. <br/><br/>**What youll experience**<br/><br/>On this course youll:<br/><br/><br/>- Focus your research interest in the humanities and social sciences field<br/><br/><br/>- Learn to translate your learning into research, such as submitting peer reviewed publications and presentations<br/><br/><br/>- Access the Universitys respected research centres, including CEISR (Centre for European and International Studies Research) and ICJS, one of the UKs largest centres in criminology and criminal justice studies<br/><br/><br/>- Benefit from the professional training and supervision of our Graduate School<br/><br/><br/>- Access all the books and material youll need in our library, along with electronic resources, including thousands of online ejournals and newspapers<br/><br/><br/>Depending on your chosen speciality, youll graduate from the course with one of the following awards:<br/><br/><br/>- MRes African Studies<br/><br/><br/>- MRes American Studies<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Applied Linguistics<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Childhood Studies<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Communication<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Development Studies<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Education<br/><br/><br/>- MRes European Politics<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Forensic Investigation<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Gender Studies<br/><br/><br/>- MRes History<br/><br/><br/>- MRes International Relations<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Literary Studies<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Mental Health and Wellbeing<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Politics<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Public Administration<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Security Risk Management<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Security Studies<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Sociology<br/><br/><br/>- MRes TESOL<br/><br/><br/>- MRes Translation<br/><br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/><br/>Youll graduate from the MRes Humanities and Social Science degree course with knowledge of research methods, training and skills relevant to your current and future employment, and which will aid your future career progression. You can also choose to continue your academic studies with PhD research.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Part-time
Duration
1 Years
Start Date
20/01/2025
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
Unknown
Institution Code
P80
Points of Entry
Unknown
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