MA Government, Policy and Society
Entry requirements
A level: from A*AA to AAB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: from 37 points with 666 at HL to 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Government, Policy and Society, a social policy degree examining public policy, political decision-making, and the relationship between government and society. Core topics include Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme incorporates interdisciplinary learning drawn from diverse social science subjects. The first year covers the foundations through Social Policy and Society, Research Skills for Social Policy, and Politics of the Welfare State. The second year focuses on comparative methods and economic dimensions through Comparative Social Policy: Global Perspectives, Research Skills for Social Policy, and Evidence, Economy and Social Policy. The third year advances methodological training via Qualitative Research: Principles and Practicalities for Social Policy, Doing Survey Research, and Analysing and communicating Social Policy. The fourth year involves engagement with the European Commission, UK Government, Scottish Government, local authorities, and voluntary organisations.
Modules
- Social Policy and Society
- Research Skills for Social Policy
- Politics of the Welfare State
- social anthropology
- international relations
- sociology
- political science
- social work
- economics
- philosophy
- history
- Comparative Social Policy: Global Perspectives - In this course, you will compare different approaches to social policy in European and non-European countries
- Research Skills for Social Policy - This course equips you with core research training and provides a forum for subject-specific learning and community-building
- Evidence, Economy and Social Policy - This course will focus on the economic dimension of social policy, and the (mis)use of underlying evidence
- social anthropology
- international relations
- sociology
- political science
- social work
- economics
- philosophy
- history
- Qualitative Research: Principles and Practicalities for Social Policy
- Doing Survey Research
- Analysing and communicating Social Policy
- policy-oriented courses, focusing on the specific areas of policy in your area of specialisation (for example, policy on labour markets, health, education, and poverty, among others)
- process-oriented courses focusing on political decision-making and perspectives on government (such as government budgetary politics, practical political work, the governing of social affairs, and many others)
- the European Commission
- UK Government
- Scottish Government
- local authorities
- voluntary organisations