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 focused on social justice, welfare issues and state institutions. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course includes a professional placement year in the third year and culminates in a final-year dissertation. The first year introduces foundational concepts through Becoming a social scientist 1, Becoming a social scientist 2, Social problems, social change and the state, The making of modern society, and Understanding social change. The second year builds methodological skills with Policy making: politics and practices, Qualitative analysis: the power of immersion, and Quantitative data analysis: the power of statistics. The third year consists of a Professional placement. The fourth year concludes the degree with Policy analysis for professional practice and Social policy dissertation.
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
- Professional placement
- Policy analysis for professional practice
- Social policy dissertation