Master of Social Research

Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Minimum	48 units
Academic Contact	Prof James Raymer
Academic Plan	7121XMSOCR
CRICOS Code	061772F
UAC Code	832014(Master Social Research) 835014(Master Social Research)
Areas of Interest	Demography and Social Research

There is a growing demand in Australia and internationally for people with expertise in high-level social research methods. The Master of Social Research is a professional degree designed to provide training in social science research methods. Graduates of this program have practical skills in social science research that can be applied in government, NGOs, and private organisations. Graduates have a sound basis for conducting, commissioning and evaluating research in the social sciences. Students attaining a high level of performance have a strong foundation for PhD studies.

This degree is offered by the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute (ADSRI), which is one of the world's leading centres of training in demography and social research. Our degrees are taught by staff from ADSRI, the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, and the Faculties. We collaborate closely with a number of government departments in Canberra.

Our teaching staff have a wealth of international experience, both from the viewpoint of personal background and employment in overseas organisations. They frequently illustrate their lectures with observations from their research in Asia, the Pacific, Europe and Africa. At the same time their involvement in Australian and New Zealand research and policy gives their lectures a local immediacy of interest to Australian and overseas students.

Prerequisites

Applicants should have at least a four year Australian Bachelor’s degree either as Honours or a combined degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline with a minimum 65% average at ANU, or equivalent prior learning as per the ANU Credit Policy.

Cognate disciplines: Sociology, Social Sciences, Migration Law, Marketing, Psychology, Development Studies, Media and Communication, Law (social fields: family, migration, education, health).

Equivalence may be met by the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Social Research.

All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students.

Social Research Preparatory Program

Students enrolling in the Master of Social Research normally commence with the Preparatory Program. The Program is designed to give students a general orientation to the university community and to sharpen academic, computing and statistical skills in preparation for graduate study.

This Program is compulsory for international students. Mathematics for Social Scientists and Computing for Social Scientists are recommended for Australian students needing to learn or refresh maths and computing skills.

Academic Skills for Social Scientists runs for 6 weeks (approximately 20 hours per week) in January/February before first semester and June/July before second semester. Mathematics for Social Scientists (approximately 3 hours per week) and Computing for Social Scientists (approximately 3 hours per week) are run in conjunction with the Academic Skills for Social Scientists in January/February before first semester.

Further details including information about fees can be found on the following website: http://adsri.anu.edu.au/graduate-study/prepcourse.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2013 website applies to the 2013 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2012 website.