Postgraduate Prospectus

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in criminology with a foundation in
sociological research design, plus an
introduction to legal theory and legal
methods. It will provide a good basis for
you if you wish to conduct criminological
research with a socio-legal dimension.
Our MSc Criminology and Socio-Legal
Research should also interest you if you
are without a background in law, as we
make good use of legal materials in
addressing our sociological and
criminological research questions.
MSc Human Rights and Research
Methods•†
For more information and course
modules for our MSc Human Rights
and Research Methods, please see our
Human Rights entry.
MA Longitudinal Social Research•†
We offer this course jointly with our Institute
for Social and Economic Research (ISER).
MA Longitudinal Social Research gives you
advanced training in contemporary theory,
in current issues in applied sociology, and
in the techniques of analysis of longitudinal
and panel data. We provide you with the
skills necessary for a successful career
as a professional sociologist in a university,
government, commerce or industry.
Graduates will be equipped with the
skills to analyse sociological issues using
appropriate data. Many important aspects
of sociological phenomena cannot be
properly investigated empirically without
the use of panel data, for example class
and occupational mobility, movements into
and out of poverty, gender issues and the
impact of gender on lifetime trajectories,
health, the evolution of asset and wealth
holdings, or the division of domestic labour
and allocation of resources in households.
MSc Organised Crime, Terrorism
and Security•
In recent years, issues of terrorism
and organised crime have gained an
unprecedented profile, provoked significant
social concern, and dominated both law
and order and many wider social policy
agendas. We address key critical issues
surrounding organised criminality and
terrorism in contemporary society. We
involve multi-level analyses of organised
crime as a concept, alongside the impacts
of urbanisation, migration and globalisation
upon both the practice of crime and the
ways in which we understand them. In
addition, you address cutting-edge critical,
conceptual and theoretical analyses of
terrorism and counter-terrorism.
MSc Organised Crime, Terrorism and
Security provides you with a strong
grounding in the key theories and issues
within the wider discipline of criminology.
You also receive advanced training in
the skills and techniques needed to
undertake high quality research in this
and other criminological areas of inquiry.
Our conceptual and skills-based tuition
will provide a substantial foundation for
careers within related academic, public,
and private sector realms.
MA Sociological Research•†
This course provides a strong foundation
in empirical research, encompassing both
qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
We offer you advanced study of research
design, specific research techniques, and
their evaluation. You also study a variety of
data collection and analysis techniques, and
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