Social Research - Crime, Justice And Society, Short Course | Part time online | The Open University UK | United Kingdom
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Social Research - Crime, Justice And Society

8 months
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3228 GBP/full
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In this Social Research - Crime, Justice And Society module at The Open University UK , you’ll take a journey across the social research process, exploring what social research is, how it’s conducted, and why it’s important.

Overview

Social research forms a crucial part of efforts to shape and improve societies, and you’ll consider the many different ways that social researchers use their research to make a difference.

You’ll also learn about gender, race and social class, which are core themes throughout. The Social Research - Crime, Justice And Society module at The Open University UK  has been designed to leave you feeling curious, inspired, and empowered to think critically about the process of producing knowledge about the social world.

Support from your tutor

You will be assigned a dedicated tutor who will provide you with advice and guidance throughout the module. There will be a range of learning events, both face-to-face and online. Each face-to-face event will offer an online alternative. Although not compulsory, attendance at learning events will help consolidate your learning.

Programme Structure

This module is divided into the following four blocks of study:
  • In Block 1, you’ll begin with an overview of the social research process, exploring what social research is, how it is conducted, and why it is important.
  • In Block 2, you’ll examine the early stages of the social research process, which involves a researcher’s choice of topic, research questions, aims and objectives. You’ll think carefully about how these choices connect with other important decisions during the planning phase of social research, including decisions around research design.
  • In Block 3, your attention will shift from data collection to data analysis. You’ll consider various techniques that social researchers use to analyse their data, whether that’s data in quantitative (numeric) form or qualitative (non-numeric) form, such as text, images and sounds.
  • In Block 4, you’ll explore what social researchers do in the latter stages of social research.

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 8 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English

Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • As this is an OU level 2 module, it would be an advantage if you have completed an OU level 1 module in social science as a solid foundation.

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    3228 GBP/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 3228 GBP for the full programme during 8 months.
  • National

    3228 GBP/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 3228 GBP for the full programme during 8 months.

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