Course summary
The MSc in Political Research provides you with focused training in research methods. It helps you to develop your professional skills in empirical political science. The course explores different methodological approaches and their application to real-life political problems. It equips you with key transferable skills in: research design, a range of research methods and their application, the management of different types of data.
Modules
The course comprises of compulsory and optional classes and a research project dissertation or a placement dissertation with industry, third sector or government. Compulsory classes: Principles of Research Design, Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods 1, Quantitative Methods 2. Students also choose two optional classes. The range of classes is subject to change but will normally include: Political Behaviour, European Governance, Comparative Political Economy, Policy Analysis, Comparative Political Institutions, Debating International Relations Theory, Contemporary International Relations, Feminism and International Relations, International Institutions and Regimes, Contemporary Security Challenges and Responses, Politics of Non-democratic Regimes.
Assessment method
Methods of assessment include written assignments, blogs, podcasts, practical team projects, presentations, individual projects, and exams. Most modules involve more than one method of assessment to help you realise your potential. These account for two-thirds of the total assessment. Your dissertation, produced over the summer, accounts for the remaining third.
Entry requirements
First-class or second-class Honours degree, or international equivalent, in social science.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
There are several scholarship opportunities available for students applying for this course. Please see website for further details.
Provider information
University of Strathclyde
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ