The MSC course:

• provides a firm grounding in advanced quantitative methods, taught within an applied social science framework
• offers relevant and marketable skills for a career in research
• is recognised for PhD training by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
• is taught with an emphasis on hands-on training in the application of methods and software
• is available full-time over one year or part-time over two years

Graduates from the MSc have gone on to pursue careers in research, policy making and university teaching in the UK and around the world including in government departments, national charities and international consultancy.

There is a brochure about postgraduate study in Social Statistics and a leaflet on opportunities to study Social Statistics at the University of Manchester.

2009-2010 Handbook

For further information please contact Dr. Kingsley Purdam.