These are one-day courses for social researchers. Update your skills and learn about new techniques with one or more of these intensive, practical high quality courses, taught by staff from the leading social research methods academic centre in the UK.

The courses all include practical exercises, discussion and instruction. They are held in the University's purpose-built Continuing Education Centre on the campus. Courses start at 10.30am and end at 5.00pm. A sandwich lunch is included. Please notify us when booking if you have any specific dietary requirements, and in any case at least one week before the course runs. Notification later than this, or on the day, will result in an extra charge. We will endeavour to accommodate any requirements. A vegetarian option is always available.

The Sociology Department at Surrey, graded 5** (the highest grade) in the 2001 Research Assessment exercise, includes the ESRC's CAQDAS (Computer assisted qualitative data analysis software) Network and the Centre for Research on Social Simulation (CRESS), and is associated with the ESRC's Resource Centre for Applied Social Surveys (CASS). It also publishes Social Research Update, a quarterly for social researchers. The Department has run short courses for social researchers since 1981.

Cost: £160 (£120 for educational institutions/charities). £50 'standby' places for PhD students. 2-day courses £300 (£225 for educational institutions/charities). £90 'standby' places for PhD students.

Cancellation refunds are as follows: Up to 10 days before - full refund of fee Up to 5 days before - half refund of fee Under 5 days - no refund.

The University of Surrey is easily accessible from London, by train (35 minutes from Waterloo, with a train every 20 minutes), by car (on the A3, ten minutes from the M25) or by plane (Heathrow or Gatwick).

Standby Places

We are able to offer a limited number of standby places to PhD students at the reduced rate. For 2-day courses it will be £90 and 1-day courses it will be £50. If you would like to be considered for one of these places, complete the application form in the usual way, ensuring that you tick the 'Standby' box. If you are successful in obtaining a standby place, you will be contacted by phone.