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Welcome to the
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Our Courses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We offer three undergraduate courses and one postgraduate course in Quantitative Methods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are regularly involved in community research projects. This research looks to build on current
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Student Research<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Students are regularly involved in real-world
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enhance valuable skills in applied research while
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The Department of Sociolgy Department of Sociology
at Manchester Metropolitan University was awarded
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Out of 48 universities that applied for funding to establish a Q-Step Centre, only 15 universities across
the UK were successful. In recognition of our commitment to pedagogic innovation and excellence
in quantitative research methods, Manchester Metropolitan University was the only post-92 university
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Our students come from a range of diverse locations and backgrounds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Maths Caf\u00e9 supports numeracy across the university, offering daily peer support to our students.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What is Q-Step?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The key objective of the Q-Step programme and the work of its Centres is to make a step-change in quantitative social science training and to equip social science graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills needed for the contemporary economic and social climate we live in. It has been well documented that quantitative research skills are in short supply but in high demand; the Q-Step programme seeks to address this problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What we\u2019re doing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here at Manchester Metropolitan University, our Q-Step Centre has a comprehensive programme of change and innovation in the way we teach and embed quantitative training, which includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n