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BA Social Policy

University of Birmingham

Institution
University of Birmingham
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Social Policy BA
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L400
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A Level: ABB. IB: 6,5,5 at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall.. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Subsidiary Diploma are all considered.. T Level: all subjects considered; Standard offer: Distinction overall with A in the Core Component.

About this course

Bachelor of Arts in Social Policy BA, a social policy degree examining social welfare, welfare institutions, and societal challenges. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Policy Analysis. Students complete a final-year dissertation and can undertake work placements. The first year covers the foundations through Introduction to Social Policy, The Sociological Imagination, Discovering Social Problems, and Social Research I. The second year expands into specialized areas with modules such as Policy Analysis, Social Research II, Race and Racism, and Gender and Sexuality. The final year involves advanced study and independent research through the Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Dissertation, alongside options such as Quantitative Data Analysis, Mental Health and Society, and Technology & Society.

Modules

  • Introduction to Social Policy
  • The Sociological Imagination
  • Discovering Social Problems
  • Crime, Justice and Society
  • Introduction to Social Divisions
  • Social Research I
  • Policy Analysis
  • Social Research II
  • Race and Racism
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Histories of Criminal Justice and Empire
  • Housing, Home and Place: Issues in Policy
  • Prisons, Punishment and Penality
  • Media and Society
  • Enterprising Solutions to Social Problems
  • Poverty, Class and Inequality
  • Social Psychology
  • Contemporary Issues in Policing
  • Education, Policy and Social Justice
  • Youth, Crime and Justice
  • Virtual Semester Abroad
  • Terror, Threat and Security
  • Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Dissertation
  • Social Policy, Inequality and the Life Course
  • Divided Publics?
  • Genocide and Mass Atrocities
  • Mental Health and Society
  • Policing Migration: victims, villains and global border regimes
  • Professional Development
  • Harmful Societies: Crime, Social Harm and Social Justice
  • Drugs: Society, Politics and Policy
  • Power, Control and Resistance
  • Quantitative Data Analysis
  • Technology & Society