Social Research

Career prospects

The Master’s programme in Social Research will train you to take up social research positions at universities or at other institutes. It is the ideal preparation for pursuing PhD studies, leading to the title of Doctor of Social Research. The Master’s programme will train you as a specialist in social research and will provide you with thorough knowledge and an excellent command of the finer points and advanced forms of social research techniques.

Skills

The skills you will develop include the ability to interpret social problems as explanatory questions that require generally applicable models for explaining human behaviour in social contexts, such as game theory and evolutionary explanations. They also include the ability to conceive of research designs in which theoretical models are put to the test using empirical data, and the qualitative and quantitative skills to collect and analyse these data in a highly professional way.

Professional research and academia

As a graduate of the Master’s programme in Social Research, you will be well equipped to pursue a career as a social researcher, either in a PhD programme or at a research institute. There is a consistently high demand for talented social researchers with doctorates or two-year research Master’s degrees.