BSc Social Policy
Entry requirements
A level: AAB. IB: 35 points overall and 6, 6, 5 in three Higher Level subjects.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Social Policy, a social policy degree examining welfare issues, equality, and state institutions. Core topics include Policy Analysis, Research Methods, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The first year introduces academic foundations through modules such as Becoming a social scientist 1 and Social problems, social change and the state. The first year covers core academic skills and the evolution of modern society via modules like The making of modern society and Understanding social change. Year 2 advances into practical investigation through Qualitative analysis: the power of immersion and Quantitative data analysis: the power of statistics alongside Policy making: politics and practices. The final year centres on independent research culminating in the Social policy dissertation, supported by the compulsory module Policy analysis for professional practice.
Modules
- Becoming a social scientist 1
- Becoming a social scientist 2
- Social problems, social change and the state
- The making of modern society
- Understanding social change
- Policy making: politics and practices
- Qualitative analysis: the power of immersion
- Quantitative data analysis: the power of statistics
- Policy analysis for professional practice
- Social policy dissertation