理学硕士社会研究方法

社会研究方法是提供证据检查有关社会观念的一种方法，是一种“了解”的方法。本课程旨在向您介绍一系列研究技能，这些技能不仅可以帮助您成为称职的研究人员，而且可以扩大您的就业视野。社会研究方法不仅对希望研究特定问题或以严格的方式检验理论的社会科学家很重要。它们也是政府，服务提供商和企业的基本价值工具。由地理领域的积极研究人员教授，您将获得各种定量和定性研究方法的技能。邓迪大学之所以与众不同，是因为它强调研究的应用，以理解和解决“现实世界”的问题。在整个“社会科学硕士研究方法”中，您将参与“实时”研究问题和外部组
Social research methods are a means of providing evidence to examine ideas about society and are important to social scientists who want to study a particular problem or to test a theory. They are also fundamental tools of value to government, service providers, and to business.<br><br>You will gain skills in a diverse range of quantitative and qualitative research methods and engage with ‘live' research issues and external organisations. For example, some of the recent Research in Practice placements have been with:<br><br>the police (approaches to mental health issues)<br>a local charity (women in homeless settings)<br>a housing charity (experiences of private renters)<br>an international development NGO (education for girls in Global South)<br>an organisation supporting migrants in Scotland<br>This course teaches you how to use research tools, and consider the wider meanings of how knowledge can be constructed in different ways and for diverse range of purposes.<br><br>12 months Full Time