MRes Socio-Legal Research
University of Exeter
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MRes - Master of Research

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OverviewWe’ll equip you with the socio-legal research skills needed to carry out doctoral level research or pursue a career in specialist socio-legal researchForms part of the ESRC South West Doctoral Training Centre and funding may be available for UK/EU students embarking on the programme and wishing to work towards a PhDOur core modules provide a foundation in quantitative and qualitative analysis and research methods in addition to legal research skillsTailor your programme to your ...Read more

Overview

  • We’ll equip you with the socio-legal research skills needed to carry out doctoral level research or pursue a career in specialist socio-legal research
  • Forms part of the ESRC South West Doctoral Training Centre and funding may be available for UK/EU students embarking on the programme and wishing to work towards a PhD
  • Our core modules provide a foundation in quantitative and qualitative analysis and research methods in addition to legal research skills
  • Tailor your programme to your interests with the specialist modules covering areas such as human rights, international business policy, family law and social change
  • Teaching is mainly seminar and workshop based allowing you to actively discuss and debate legal research with academics and peers

Careers

The MRes Socio-Legal Research offers you the benefit of combining sought after legal and social science research skills, which are extremely useful to a wide range of employers.

Current and former students have, for example, undertaken research on projects of interest to academics and professionals working in the fields of family law, the legal profession and the prison service using empirical research methods.

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Sociology
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58/101
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13th
CUG Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2025
14th
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Amelia
14 Dec 24

Student union is good however we don't have a student club. we have a small student bar with cheapish drink prices but a lot of food places are also expensive. it is a wonderful..Read more

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Micaela
12 Dec 24

Absolutely lovely campus and faculty are always looking for ways to improve and to better support our studies. Overall, the campus is close to town and it’s a bonus being so close..Read more

Modules

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Entry requirements

We will consider applicants with a high 2:2 Honours degree with at least 57% or above or equivalent in Law or a social science subject, eg. Psychology, Sociology or Social Policy, or to have an MA with merit in a Law, social science or related subject. Non-law students will be required to take?the pathway in 'Approaches to Research in Law'.

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£11,500 per year

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£23,800 per year

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£23,800 per year

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14 Dec 24
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Student union is good however we don't have a student club. we have a small student bar with cheapish drink prices but a lot of food places are also expensive. it is a wonderful...
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Micaela
12 Dec 24
Law LLB (Hons)
Absolutely lovely campus and faculty are always looking for ways to improve and to better support our studies. Overall, the campus is close to town and it’s a bonus being so close...
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University of Exeter
Northcote House Queen's Drive Exeter Devon EX4 4QJ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Exeter Central  0.4 miles away

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