Department of Education Programme Catalogue 2023/4
THXX-AFM81: MRes Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
Route: MRes Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
Leading to the award of MASTER OF RESEARCH IN ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
[Page last updated: 27 October 2023]
Applicable assessment regulations: | NFAAR-PGT - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/nfaar-pgt-and-appendices/ |
Applicable NFAAR appendices: | Appendix 11 |
Approved exemptions: | None |
DACS and exit awards: | THXX-AFL81: PG Dip Research (Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences)
THXX-AFC81: PG Cert Research (Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences) |
Programme progression requirement: | 40% |
Total taught and dissertation/project credits: | Taught credits: 60; Project credits: 30 |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Academic Year: Taught Units
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50236 | Research apprenticeship project | 18 Credits |
Semester 1: Taught Units
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50136 | Qualitative methods 1 | 6 Credits |
| XX50216 | Research design and methods for AQM | 6 Credits |
| XX50218 | AQM 1 - Experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods for social science | 6 Credits |
Designated Essential Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
- Students may be able to take a unit offered by the University of Bristol or the Univesity of Exeter as an alternative to a unit from this list.
- Due to the specialist nature of some of the units on offer, students must check with the relevant unit convenor as to the pre-requisite experience required before selecting a unit.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| ES50073 | Research methods in economics | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Taught Units
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50217 | Mathematics and programming skills for social scientists | 6 Credits |
| XX50219 | AQM 2 - Advanced modelling techniques for social sciences | 6 Credits |
Designated Essential Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
- Students may be able to take a unit offered by the University of Bristol or the Univesity of Exeter as an alternative to a unit from this list.
- Due to the specialist nature of some of the units on offer, students must check with the relevant unit convenor as to the pre-requisite experience required before selecting a unit.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50138 | Qualitative methods 2 | 6 Credits |
| XX50207 | Independent research essay | 6 Credits |
| MN50808 | Business analytics | 6 Credits |
Dissertation Period: Project/Dissertation Units
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX50140 | MRes dissertation | 30 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list