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Department of Education, Programme Catalogue 2015/16

THXX-AFM11: MRes Education

Leading to the award of MASTER OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Year 1

Follow this link for further information on the NFAAR NFAAR-PGT assessment regulations:
  • This programme has the following designated alternative programmes (DAPs):
  • Assessment Regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view
  • Programme progression requirement: not applicable
  • Taught credits: 60; Dissertation/Project credits: 30


Semester 1: Taught Units
Compulsory Units:
ED50337 Contemporary issues in education research 1: critical users 6 Credits
Designated Essential Units Click here for further information:
Students may find it beneficial to audit a unit to help develop their Short research apprenticeship project (XX50133). Please contact your Director of Studies to discuss this.
XX50133 Short research apprenticeship project (MRes) 6 Credits
XX50134 Quantitative methods 1: introduction to quantitative methods 6 Credits
XX50136 Qualitative methods 1 6 Credits
XX50170 Principles & skills of social research 6 Credits

Semester 2: Taught Units
Compulsory Units:
ED50369 Contemporary issues in educational research 2: competent producers 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 units from the following list:
You may not select a unit already chosen from the list above.
XX50135 Quantitative methods 2 6 Credits
XX50138 Qualitative methods 2 6 Credits
XX50207 Independent research essay 6 Credits
ZZ50005 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits
Designated Essential Units Click here for further information:
Students may find it beneficial to audit a unit from this list to help develop XX50137 (Long research apprenticeship project). Please contact your Director of Studies to discuss this.
XX50137 Long research apprenticeship project (MRes) 12 Credits
Designated Essential Units Click here for further information: Select 1 units from the following list:
XX50135 Quantitative methods 2 6 Credits
XX50138 Qualitative methods 2 6 Credits

Dissertation Period: Project/Dissertation Units
Compulsory Units:
XX50140 MRes dissertation 30 Credits

Notes:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme 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.