How does one choose the correct methods and analysis strategies to understand important problems facing dynamic and complex societies today? The Social Research Methods specialisation equips students with the methods and techniques for analysing a broad range of social science data and research questions. Students are taught how to develop their own theoretically-driven social research questions and choose appropriate research designs. Identifying, interpreting and presenting research findings to a general audience is also an important part of the training provided.
Career Opportunities
The Social Research Methods specialisation will advance your career by providing much sought methodological skills to carry out social science research in both the government and private employment sectors. It also provides a solid foundation for undertaking PhD research.
Learning Outcomes
- critically evaluate statistical social research used in academia, government and industry;
- formulate a research question and undertake analytical techniques appropriate for answering stated research question;
- present and interpret multivariate statistical research results; and
- understand when to use particular multivariate techniques, and the assumptions that underlie them.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:
A minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 units from the completion of the following:
SOCR8002 Survey Data Analysis (6 units)
SOCY8020 Qualitative Research Analysis (6 units)
A minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 units from the completion of the following:
SOCR8201 Asking the Right Questions: Designing Effective Data Collection (6 units)
SOCR8008 Qualitative Data Collection (6 units)
SOCR8203 Advanced Techniques in the Creation of Social Science Data (6 units)
A minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 units from the completion of the following:
SOCR8006 Online Research Methods (6 units)
SOCR8010 Advanced Survey Data Analysis (6 units)
SOCR8202 Using Data for Monitoring and Evaluation (6 units)
A maximum of 6 units from the completion of the following list:
DEMO8008 Principles of Population Analysis (6 units)
DEMO8024 Population and Society: Theory and Empirical Perspectives (6 units)
DEMO8047 International Migration (6 units)
DEMO8048 Sex, Gender and Population (6 units)
SOCR8004 Special Topic in Social Research (6 units)
A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SOCR8002 | Survey Data Analysis | 6 |
| SOCR 8003: Qualitative Research Analysis |
A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SOCR8008 | Qualitative data collection | 6 |
| SOCR 8009: Quantitative data collection |
A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SOCR8006 | Online Research Methods | 6 |
| SOCR 8007: Survey Data Analysis II | ||
| SOCY 8014: Social Networks |
A maximum of 6 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| DEMO8008 | Principles of Population Analysis | 6 |
| DEMO 8011: Demographic Analysis II | ||
| DEMO8024 | Population and Society: Theory and Empirical Perspectives | 6 |
| DEMO8047 | International Migration | 6 |
| DEMO8048 | Sex, Gender and Population | 6 |
| DEMO 8079: Health Demography | ||
| DEMO 8088: Pop, Clim Change & Sustain Dev | ||
| SOCR8004 | Special Topic in Social Research | 6 |
| SOCR 8005: Social Science of the Internet |