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University of Portsmouth: Humanities and Social Sciences
Institution | University of Portsmouth |
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Department | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Web | http://www.port.ac.uk |
admissions@port.ac.uk | |
Telephone | 023 9284 5566 |
Study type | Taught |
Summary
Overview
If you work in the social sciences or humanities and want to improve your career prospects or prepare for a PhD, this flexible MRes degree – a postgraduate taught course, featuring a large research project – is the perfect way to achieve your ambitions.
On this course, you'll choose to study within any of the faculty's schools: the School of Education and Sociology (SES), the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics (SLAL) and the School of Area Studies, History, Politics, and Literature (SASHPL).
You'll have the flexibility to choose your learning methods, set your own timetable and specialise in your chosen field. You'll develop your research skills alongside specialist staff, and get a Master's degree without needing to sacrifice your job.
This degree is perfect for progressing your career, and can help you to pursue ambitious new roles, or seek promotion opportunities.
You can choose to study this course over 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time as a campus-based learner or by distance learning.
What you'll experience
On this course you'll:
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Focus your research interest in the humanities and social sciences field
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Learn to translate your learning into research, such as submitting peer reviewed publications and presentations
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Access the University's respected research centres, including CEISR (Centre for European and International Studies Research) and ICJS, one of the UK's largest centres in criminology and criminal justice studies
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Benefit from the professional training and supervision of our Graduate School
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Access all the books and material you'll need in our library, along with electronic resources, including thousands of online ejournals and newspapers
Depending on your chosen speciality, you'll graduate from the course with one of the following awards:
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MRes African Studies
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MRes American Studies
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MRes Applied Linguistics
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MRes Childhood Studies
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MRes Communication
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MRes Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
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MRes Development Studies
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MRes Education
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MRes European Politics
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MRes Forensic Investigation
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MRes Gender Studies
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MRes History
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MRes International Relations
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MRes Literary Studies
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MRes Mental Health and Wellbeing
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MRes Politics
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MRes Public Administration
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MRes Security Risk Management
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MRes Security Studies
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MRes Sociology
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MRes TESOL
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MRes Translation
Careers and opportunities
You'll graduate from the MRes Humanities and Social Science degree course with knowledge of research methods, training and skills relevant to your current and future employment, and which will aid your future career progression. You can also choose to continue your academic studies with PhD research.
Master of Research - MRes
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Location | Main Site University House Winston Churchill Avenue Portsmouth PO1 2UP |
Fees
EU | 9400 GBP for Year 1 |
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England | 9400 GBP for Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | 9400 GBP for Year 1 |
Scotland | 9400 GBP for Year 1 |
Wales | 9400 GBP for Year 1 |
Channel Islands | 9400 GBP for Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | 9400 GBP for Year 1 |
International | 17200 GBP for Year 1 |
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Location | Main Site University House Winston Churchill Avenue Portsmouth PO1 2UP |
Fees
EU | 3130 GBP for Year 1 |
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England | 3130 GBP for Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | 3130 GBP for Year 1 |
Scotland | 3130 GBP for Year 1 |
Wales | 3130 GBP for Year 1 |
Channel Islands | 3130 GBP for Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | 3130 GBP for Year 1 |
International | 5730 GBP for Year 1 |
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Location | Main Site University House Winston Churchill Avenue Portsmouth PO1 2UP |
Fees
EU | 8900 GBP for Year 1 |
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England | 8900 GBP for Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | 8900 GBP for Year 1 |
Scotland | 8900 GBP for Year 1 |
Wales | 8900 GBP for Year 1 |
Channel Islands | 8900 GBP for Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | 8900 GBP for Year 1 |
International | 17200 GBP for Year 1 |
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Location | Main Site University House Winston Churchill Avenue Portsmouth PO1 2UP |
Fees
EU | 2970 GBP for Year 1 |
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England | 2970 GBP for Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | 2970 GBP for Year 1 |
Scotland | 2970 GBP for Year 1 |
Wales | 2970 GBP for Year 1 |
Channel Islands | 2970 GBP for Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | 2970 GBP for Year 1 |
International | 5730 GBP for Year 1 |
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