PgCert Research Methods

... United Kingdom
... University of the Highlands & Islands

Course Overview

This fully online programme is designed for students who wish to develop their research skills and will equip successful students with excellent skills to carry out research of a professional standard. The choices offered in the programme enable students to examine quantitative and qualitative methods in-depth and also become competent practitioners in mixed methods and action research.

Research methods training is a cornerstone for success in doctoral study and successful completion of this programme will enable you to take the necessary steps towards this. You will be encouraged to think critically about the selection of an appropriate approach to your research and select the most appropriate strategy for collecting and analysing data.

Special features

  • You can study fully online through the university’s virtual learning environment (VLE), which means you can fit your studies around your personal and professional commitments.

  • You will develop an in-depth and reflective understanding of the research process.

  • This course will help research students to understand the professional, regulatory and related contexts of research, and to do so in such a way as to facilitate the development of career planning skills.

  • There is a face-to-face induction, (though not compulsory, is strongly recommended) which is designed to introduce you to the use of learning technologies and to help individuals to network with others on the course and to think about their development needs.

General Eligibility

  • 2:2 Honours degree (or equivalent) in any subject

  • A third or an ordinary degree will be considered with appropriate professional experience

  • Candidates with no formal qualifications, who can demonstrate a capability and engagement in appropriate CPD, will be considered under the university's Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) procedures and may need to complete an appropriate bridging module before undertaking the PgCert.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

  • Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.5 or equivalent

    English (PTE) Academic-62 average with 55 in each component

    TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 88 or above with min 20 in each section

Programme Information
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Course Category

Education


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Campus Name

North, West and Hebrides


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Course Level

Postgraduate


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Duration

Full-Time, 1 Year, Part-time: 2 Years


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Available Intake

January, September


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IELTS Score

6.5


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Tuition Fees Range

2160,

3240, (INT)


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