📖Program Curriculum
Boost your research skills and expand your knowledge with in-depth postgraduate modules and a dissertation project.
The MSc in Applied Social Research requires 120 credits in taught modules (usually by taking six 20-credit modules) and a dissertation (worth 60 credits). The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Research requires 120 credits in taught modules.
Modules
The module information below provides an example of the types of course module you may study. The details listed are for the current academic year (September 2022). Modules and start dates are regularly reviewed and may be subject to change in future years.
There are five options for this course:
Starting September full time (Stirling Campus)
Year 1 Autumn semester
Compulsory module
Module Credits
Research Design and Process (ASRP002) 20 credits
Compulsory module
Module Credits
Introduction to Information Technology and Library Services (ASRP003) 0 credits
Compulsory module
Module Credits
Quantitative Data Analysis (ASRP004) 20 credits
Dissertation
Select 1 module from Dissertation list
Module Credits
Dissertation (ASRP010) 60 credits
Continues in Spring and Summer
Option module
Select 20 credits from Applied Social Research option list
Module Credits
Criminological Perspectives (CRMP010) 20 credits
Criminological Perspectives 10 credit version (CRMP011) 10 credits
Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice Work (CRMP012) 20 credits
Reflexivity and Observation (Autumn) (CRMP030) 10 credits