Course summary

Goldsmiths is home to world-renowned researchers in social justice, community work and youth work, making it a perfect home for postgraduate research studies in these areas. On completion you'll be able to demonstrate:

• Competence as an independent researcher in your discipline, who can systematically search for, discover, access, retrieve, sift, interpret, analyse, evaluate, manage, conserve and communicate an ever-increasing volume of knowledge from a range of sources-materials.

• A critical understanding and engagement of challenges to produce innovative solutions and new knowledge.

• Advanced awareness of research integrity and any relevant ethical and professional considerations.

• The ability to act autonomously in planning, managing and delivering projects, justifying methodologies and practical choices, evaluating research and critically engaging with ethical considerations.

• The ability to act autonomously in critical decision-making in exercising professional standards in practice, research and research integrity, and engage in professional practice, including ethical, legal, and health and safety aspects.

• Self-direction in supporting, collaborating with and leading colleagues, using a range of teaching, communication and networking skills to influence practice and policy in diverse environments.

• Critical engagement in research and practices with impact, and to be able to communicate it to diverse audiences, including the public.