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This degree level module is offered to third year students in place of a substantive taught module. The module is presented (replicated) in Trimester 1 and Trimester 2, although individual students may only complete the module once.

University is familiar to students as a place of study. Degree level students are also aware of the important of research in the academy (and wider society) and that the completion of an independent research study (supported by a programme of formal research training) is the pinnacle of many degree programmes (including BA Social Sciences).

However, university is also a workplace in which academic researchers generate new knowledge to advance understanding and to meet the needs of wider society. As with other workplaces beyond the academy, the university has the potential to offer students a real-world workplace learning experience (through Research Internships). This module provides such an experience.

The module affords the opportunity for students to gain practical experience of social research by joining the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU), one of the Social Sciences research specialisms at GCU. A core part of the placement will be contributing to an applied social research project.

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