Sociology and Demography
专业详情
The MPhil will provide you with a solid foundation for a wide range of careers, including those in academia, preparing you for doctoral work in sociology and demography and research-intense jobs.
The curriculum emphasises:
- population-level analysis and demographic measures
- a life course approach
- sociological analysis as the key approach to explanation
- advanced quantitative methods.
This emphasis is reflected in the compulsory papers. Optional papers and the thesis will reflect either a more specialised topic (eg gender, family and fertility, migration and integration of migrants, health and mortality, intergenerational relationships) or methodological work.
The MPhil programme has the following components:
- Sociological Analysis paper taught in the first year through lectures and seminars
- Demographic Analysis paper taught in the first year through lectures, seminars and computer labs
- Life Course Research paper taught in the first year through lectures, seminars and computer labs
- Statistical Methods paper taught in the first year through lectures and computer labs
- Research Design paper taught in the first year through lectures
- two option papers over both years of the MPhil, normally taught through eight weekly classes/seminars for each paper
- Replication project in the second year, comprising a combination of individual and group work
- MPhil thesis, a new and substantial analysis of up to 30,000 words on a sociological and/or demographic topic, to be submitted by the end of the second year.
Please note that the optional papers available may vary from year to year. More information on course modules and structure is available in the course handbook.
There is also a significant element of self-directed study, including further reading and research, that will complement the hours of teaching. The time spent on further research will be determined partly by your academic background so far, and partly by your own interest in and curiosity for the subject.
