The MSc Applied Educational & Social Research is a full-time one-year or two-year part-time degree, ideal for those looking to enhance their academic and professional understanding of research. The course looks at the issues facing educational and social researchers and offers a range of intellectual and practical resources to structure and explore these issues. Students are encouraged to identify their own area of interest for research and to explore this throughout the course, before completing their own dissertation research in this chosen area.The course is aimed at two principal audiences- those wishing to develop their professional understanding of applied research, those seeking to develop their research skills prior to undertaking PhD study. The full-time version of the course is available both as face-to-face attendance and as a form of blended learning involving face-to-face meetings with additional web-based content delivered by a dedicated online environment. This allows you to study at times that suit you. The classes are flexible, so you can make choices based on your own personal interests. The part-time version of the course is entirely distance learning. The course offers an ESRC recognised route (plus1) into a PhD in Education. Students following this route undertake 60 credits taught centrally with other ESRC students from across the Faculty. International students completing this degree will further benefit from gaining an insight into the UK educational system.