The masters in Social Research is comprised of six modules:

Social Research Methods & Management
You will learn to develop a research project from conception through analysis to the dissemination of your results. This module will give a general overview of the decisions social researchers have to make when they develop a sociological project.

Qualitative Methods 
Qualitative Methods will give you an understanding of and expertise in the key methods of qualitative data collection and analysis. You will develop practical skills in research techniques such as the following:

Observation
Focus groups
Interviews
Visual data in social science research
Computer assisted qualitative data analysis
Narrative, interaction, and discourse analysis.
Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis
This module will provide you with the skills and techniques to be able to analyse key sets of data, using methods such as:

Descriptive statistics
Tables and chi-squared test
Analysis of variance
Multiple linear regression
Logistic regression
Advanced Methods in Social Research
You will build on the qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods studied in the previous modules, improving your skills and techniques and learning to master different quantitative and qualitative software packages.

Metrics and Society
You will explore the social role, significance and consequences of metrics and data. Many of the most significant technological developments of our age will centre around data and metrics. This module will give you the means to understand these developments. You'll see how we are measured and how measurement links into power, governance and control. You will think through what part measurement plays in defining our everyday experiences in society.

Themes and Issues in Contemporary Sociology
You will be introduced to the key themes in contemporary sociological analysis and theory, gaining a solid grounding in theoretical matters in areas such as:

Culture and cultural practice
Gender, inequality and diversity
Language and communication
Health and healthcare
Political life
Crime and urban life.