The option, the one course not common to all, is concerned with problems of sociological research in a particular substantive area, such as health and illness, social policy, new technologies or environment. 20 Students meet their tutor approximately once a fortnight to discuss progress in general and their dissertation. This four week placement provides students with first-hand experience of large scale research in action. Once a year course members spend a weekend at a conference centre, together with the teaching and research staff of the Department and students attending our part-time postgraduate degrees. Visiting speakers provide a range of different perspectives on research - not only on technical matters, but placing the research act in its social, political and ethical context.
Some students use their research for a dissertation as the starting point for doctoral work.
Accommodation back to top The University's Accommodation Office can help with finding places to live off-campus. Single students from abroad and a limited number from Great Britain may be accomodated on campus. The fees are revised annually in June. They include the cost of the residential weekend. Bank loans are available under a scheme supported by the Department of Employment.