University of Essex Masters Degrees in Applied Sociology

For our MPhil Applied Social and Economic Research, we offer supervision in quantitative research in sociology and other social sciences. Read more

Discover how to turn raw data into useful information which can tell us about how people work. You learn how to gain an understanding of society through carrying out case studies, surveys, and observational research. Read more

What methods are used to discover how people behave, what they believe and what opinions they hold? What sort of sampling techniques are needed to access… Read more

In recent years, issues of terrorism and organised crime have gained an unprecedented profile, provoked significant social concern, and dominated both law-and-order and many wider social policy agendas. Read more

Advertising and marketing have become increasingly central to social life on a global scale. As ‘persuasion industries' they generate powerful images of the good life, acting upon individual and collective desires and aspirations. Read more

How do we understand crime? How can it be prevented? Why should crime be punished, and how should we go about it? Criminologists engage with some of the most pressing issues, decisions and dilemmas facing societies today. Read more

What trends in migration have we seen in recent years? Do some societies facilitate adaptation for migrants better than others? Migration, refugees and forced displacement are some of the most pressing and controversial challenges facing contemporary societies and nation states. Read more

There can be no crime without society. Combining the specialist study of criminology with a broad approach to sociological questions, our course emboldens you to study crime, criminals, and criminal justice within wider social contexts. Read more

Our MSD in Social Work offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of social and health contexts. Read more

Our MSD in Social Policy offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of social contexts. Read more

In recent years, issues of terrorism and organised crime have gained an unprecedented profile, provoked significant social concern, and dominated both law-and-order and many wider social policy agendas. Read more

Criminology programmes are hosted within our  Department of Sociology. We offer supervision that covers a wide range of topics and we take a global approach to the subject, with particular expertise in diverse regional settings. Read more

For our MPhil Survey Methodology, we offer supervision in quantitative survey methodology, particularly: sampling; weighting; non-response; response maximisation techniques; mode effects; data linkage; and measurement error. Read more