Demography (Msc)

University of Southampton

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Masters Degrees

Qualification

1 year

Course duration

8/31/2025

Start Date

US$31253

Fee

Description
Requierments
Study options
Scholarships

About this course Demography is the study of human populations, their size, density and distribution. Discover how to gather and analyse demographic data and population change on our MSc Demography degree. You’ll explore historical and current population trends in developing and developed countries and the social and economic impact of demographic change. Graduate with the quantitative analysis skills to support social policy-making across a range of sectors. Understanding demographic change helps strategic decision-making across a range of sectors. From health and social care to local and national government and international organisations. It’s also an important way to inform market research. On this UK master’s course in demography, you’ll look at issues such as population and reproductive health. You’ll cover demographic methods and approaches, and both qualitative and quantitative social science research methods. You’ll learn: demography theory and methodologies the skills to plan, carry out and share demography research, especially where statistical analysis methods are important research methodologies, focusing on demographic methods, survey design and analysis critical thinking in the context of population sciences. how to prepare to become a demographer in areas like government, local authorities, and international health and policy You’ll benefit from the cutting-edge research conducted in our research centres led by professors from our department: Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Population Change Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty and Policy Economic and Social Research Council National Centre for Research Method Careers As a demography master’s graduate, you’ll be ideally placed to take on a role as a highly trained population scientist anywhere in the world. You can choose roles in the public, private or third sectors including: social policymaking in health and social care market research local and national government international organisations

For international students

An upper second-class degree or an equivalent standard in other qualifications approved by the University in degree subjects such as Population Studies, Quantitative Techniques, Geography, Stats, Maths, Economics, Politics, Sociology, Health Science and other Social Studies. If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate your English ability by meeting our Band C requirements: IELTS 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.0 in all components. For information on other accepted English language tests, please see our website.

1 year - Full time

Fee

£24,200.00 (US$ 31,253) per yearThis is a fixed fee Please check with institution

Start Date

8/31/2025

Address

Main Site - Highfield Campus, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Southampton Social Statistics and Demography Chris Skinner Postgraduate International Scholarship

Value of scholarship

£5,000 off tuition fee.

How to applay

The deadline is 14 April 2023. We will contact you by: 30 May 2023 at the latest if you are successful after 1 June 2023 if you are not successful If you meet the eligibility criteria, we will invite you to submit: your CV a 500 word statement on why you should get the scholarship Your invitation to submit this information will come with your offer to study letter.

Requierments

To be eligible for a scholarship you must: be an international student hold a conditional or unconditional offer from Southampton be studying on a postgraduate programme in Social Statistics and Demography be self-funded and required to pay the overseas tuition fee You must not be in receipt of any external scholarship. How we award scholarships This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. There are 2 stages to the shortlisting process. We check that you meet the eligibility criteria. Your CV, PGT application, and 500-word statement on why you should receive a scholarship will be assessed by a selection panel. The top 2 applications will get the scholarship. The decision of the scholarship panel is final.

About

The University of Southampton is ranked in the Top 100 universities in globally (QS World University Rankings 2019), and sits amongst the Top 20 universities in the UK (Complete University Guide 2019). Renowned for a high standard of teaching and research that tackles important societal issues, the institution was ranked eighth in the UK for research intensity by the most recent Research Excellence Framework.
Holding a multi award-winning careers service, the University of Southampton extensively supports its students in their pursuit of the dream job. In fact, it offers more than 400 different internship opportunities every year and is ranked among the top 150 universities worldwide for employability (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2017).
The University of Southampton takes great pride in offering a diverse campus for its students. Of the 24,800 studying at the institution, a huge 30% are from some 135 countries outside the UK – meaning that international students will meet a diverse range of peers.
The university provides a dedicated Academic Centre for International Students (ACIS) and even offers a meet and greet service at the airport, welcoming students from the moment they arrive in the UK.
With state-of-the-art facilities including an RJ Mitchell wind tunnel and an impressive 5 different libraries across the 7 campuses, students will have everything they need to excel in an ideal working environment. They will also work with the latest technology to then be in the best possible position when looking for a job in their chosen field. 84% of students stated that they were satisfied with the course quality on offer at Southampton (NSS 2017).

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