MSc in Social Research Methods
Programme code: TMSORM
Department: Methodology
This information is for the 2017/18 session.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme.
Part 1: Social Research Methods. Students must take courses to the value of two full units and a dissertation as shown.
Part 2: Optional courses. For all students other than those on the 'Gender,' 'Population' or 'Social Policy' streams of the MSc Social Research Methods, courses to the value of one full unit can be taken from the courses listed under the heading 'Part 2 Optional Courses' below. Students on the 'Gender,' 'Population' or 'Social Policy' streams of the MSc must select courses from the options listed under their respective headings at the foot of the 'Part 2 Optional Courses' section below.
Part 1 Social Research Methods | ||
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Course number and title | |
1 |
One of the following combinations of two half-unit courses: | |
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MY451M Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (H) AND MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (H) | |
MY452M or MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (H) AND another half-unit course in advanced quantitative methods (MY45*, subject to the approval of the student's Academic Adviser) § | ||
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MY452M or MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (H) AND another half-unit course in statistics (ST4**, subject to the approval of the student's Academic Adviser) § | |
2 |
Fundamentals of Social Science Research Design (H) AND | |
3 |
Dissertation (August) | |
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Notes |
§ Exceptionally, students who can demonstrate an understanding of quantitative research methods commensurate with those covered in MY452 can substitute a more advanced MY45* course in for MY452. This would be subject to the approval of the student's Academic Adviser. Please note that in such cases, the substitute course will be treated as a 'course critical to assessment' in place of MY452 (see Exam Sub-Board local rules for more information). # Exceptionally students who can demonstrate an understanding of qualitative research methods commensurate with those covered in MY421can substitute a more advanced MY42*course in for MY421. This would be subject to the approval of the student's Academic Adviser. Please note that in cases where a student substitutes a course in for MY421, the substitute course will be treated as a 'course critical to assessment' in place of MY421 (see Exam Sub-Board local rules for more information). | |
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Part 2 Optional Courses | ||
Courses to the value of one unit from the following: (access is not guaranteed for any option and course choices are subject to timetabling constraints) | ||
Research Methods for Evaluation in Health, Development and Public Policy (H) | ||
Doing Ethnography (H) | ||
Qualitative Research With Non-Traditional Data (H) | ||
Qualitative Text Analysis (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Applied Statistical Computing using R (H) | ||
Multivariate Analysis and Measurement (H) | ||
Survey Methodology (H) | ||
Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (H) | ||
Special Topics in Quantitative Analysis: Quantitative Text Analysis (H) | ||
Social Network Analysis (H) | ||
Data Structures, Databases and Data Sharing (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Human Security (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Behavioural Decision Science (H) | ||
Issues in Social Psychology: Group Dynamics (H) | ||
Social Policy Research | ||
Politics and Society | ||
Multilevel Modelling (H) | ||
Statistical Inference: Principles, Methods and Computation | ||
Longitudinal Data Analysis (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Or any other Graduate level courses from across the LSE (subject the approval of your Academic Adviser and the MSc Social Research Methods Programme Director). | ||
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Gender Stream | ||
One half-unit from the following: | ||
Gender, Knowledge and Research Practice (H) | ||
Gender Theories in the Modern World: An Interdisciplinary Approach (H) | ||
One optional half unit graduate level course (typically from the Department of Gender Studies) as agreed with your Academic Adviser. | ||
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Population Stream | ||
One compulsory half-unit: | ||
Population Analysis: Methods and Models (H) | ||
One half-unit from the following: | ||
Population and Development: an Analytical Approach (H) | ||
Planning for Population and Development (H) | ||
Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes: Design, Implementation and Evaluation (H) | ||
Demographic Change and Development (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Gender and European Welfare States (H) | ||
Gender, Population and Policy (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Critical Population Health Issues in High and Middle-Income Countries (H) | ||
Key Population Health Issues in Low and Medium-income countries (H) | ||
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Social Policy Stream | ||
One compulsory unit: | ||
Social Policy Research | ||
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
