BA International Relations with Quantitative Research MethodsCommencing at level two
Year 2
(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)
Learning outcomes
On completion of Year 2 of the Pathway, in addition to the core programme outcomes, students should have provided evidence of being able to:- demonstrate a broad understanding of the use of quantitative analysis in secondary literature, and critique its application;- use and manipulate secondary datasets in appropriate statistical software, to allow them to carry out rigorous analysis;- apply a range of univariate and bivariate tests to primary data to draw appropriate statistical conclusions; - construct and interpret a simple multivariate linear model;- communicate in written and verbal form the findings of statistical analyses to a lay audience;
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the Pathway:- quantitative analytical skills, including software skills- understanding of the applicability of quantitative methods.
Assessment
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:- hand-calculation of univariate statistics;- interpretation of bivariate statistics;- software calculation of bivariate and multivariate linear model statistics;- write-up of univariate, bivariate and multivariate linear model statistics;- written interpretation of secondary analyses using multivariate linear model statistics.