Current students funded by either an ESRC DTC at the Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham and Warwick, or the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP have access to a number of Advanced Training modules each year at the University of Birmingham, free of charge. These modules can be taken for credit or audit, subject to availability. If taken for credit, these credits can be transferred back to your home institution. Unless otherwise stated, all advanced training courses run as 2-day intensive workshops from 10:00 until 16:00 with breaks.

Please note that the Advanced Training Modules listed below are offered on campus only. They are not available for online attendance. Advanced Training Modules are designed in a certain way, they all make different demands but they are intensive courses and require in-person attendance.

The deadline to register for any of the modules below is by end February 2024.

Advanced Training Modules available in 2023/24:

Full details, including a description, learning outcomes, suggested reading and assessments are available in the Advanced Training Modules Handbook.

• Approaches to Research on Discourse (10 credits)

  • 9th May and 16th May 2024, Muirhead Tower 420

  • Assignment submission date: 17th June 2024

  • Marks release date: 9th July 2024

• Introduction to Causal Inference (10 credits)

  • 29th and 30th April 2024, Murray Learning Centre LG13

  • Assignment submission date: 28th May 2024

  • Marks release date: 19th June 2024

• Introduction to Econometric Software (10 credits)

  • 8th May and 15th May 2024, Strathcona G06

  • Assignment submission date: 12th June 2024

  • Marks release date: 4th July 2024

• Introduction to Time Series Regression (10 credits)

  • 1, 2 and 3 May 2024, Exact location TBC, this runs from 13:00 - 15:30

  • Assignment submission date: 3rd June 2024

  • Marks release date: 25th June 2024

• Mixed Methods Research Design (10 credits)

  • 23rd and 24th May 2024, Muirhead Tower 420

  • Assignment submission date: 21st June 2024

  • Marks release date: 15th July 2024

• Multivariate Linear to Logistic Regression (10 credits)

  • 20th and 21st May 2024, 52 Pritchatts Road, G19 Computer Cluster

  • Assignment submission date: 18th June 2024

  • Marks release date: 10th July 2024

• Policy Evaluation (10 credits)

  • 13th and 14th May 2024, Muirhead Tower 420

  • Assignment submission date: 11th June 2024

  • Marks release date: 3rd July 2024

• Regression with Categorical Dependent Variables (10 credits)
  • 5th and 7th June 2024, Strathcona G06
  • Assignment submission date: 8th July 2024
  • Marks release date: 30th July 2024

• Researching Disability (10 credits)

  • 6th and 13th June 2024, Muirhead Tower 420

  • Assignment submission date: 11th July 2024

  • Marks release date: 2nd Aug 2024

• Researching Young People (10 credits)

  • 3rd and 4th June 2024, Muirhead Tower 420

  • Assignment submission date: 2nd July 2024

  • Marks release date: 24th July 2024

• Case Study Research Design (10 credits)

  • 10th and 17th May 2024, Education 139

  • Assignment submission date: 18th June 2024

  • Marks release date: 10th July 2024

• Ethnography (10 credits)
  • 10th and 11th June 2024, Muirhead Tower 420
  • Assignment submission date: 9th July 2024
  • Marks release date: 31st July 2024

• Introduction to Social Network Analysis (10 credits)
  • 12th and 13th June 2024, Exact location TBC
  • Assignment submission date: 11th July 2024
  • Marks release date: 2nd Aug 2024

How to Register for a module:

If you are an ESRC DTP student from the University of Birmingham please contact socialresearchmethods@contacts.bham.ac.uk, copying in esrc-dtp@contacts.bham.ac.uk, stating which course you are interested in.

If you are an ESRC DTP student from one of our partner institutions (the Universities of Nottingham, Warwick, Aston, Leicester and Loughborough) and you would like to express an interest in registering for any of these courses please contact socialresearchmethods@contacts.bham.ac.uk, copying in esrc-dtp@contacts.bham.ac.uk, stating which course you are interested in. A member of the team will confirm if a place is available and you will be asked to complete this Single Module Enrolment Form to enable us to register you as a PG Affiliate Student.

Please note that places on these courses are limited, and that the list of modules available will vary from year to year.

Please register your interest in a module by end of February 2024 by following the instructions on 'How to Register' at the bottom of this page. The modules are offered on campus only.