BA Public Services
Entry requirements
UCAS points: 80 (or above) Typical qualification requirements: A Level: CDD BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma Merit Merit Pass Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate: C/D in the Skills Challenge Certificate and DD - CC at A Level Access to HE: Pass the Access to HE Diploma and obtain a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. T Level: Pass (C and above) Additional requirements include: The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or their equivalent, but consideration is given to individual circumstances.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Social Sciences and Social Policy. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Communication & Writing, and Ethics & Professional Practice. A professional placement is available, and the course concludes with a dissertation or social impact project.
Modules
- Understanding Communities and Data
- Democracy, Campaigns and Change
- Exploring Crime and Deviance*
- Public Services and the Law
- Outdoor Leadership, Search and Rescue
- Professional Skills for the 21st Century Public Servant
- Human Rights, Equality and Social Justice
- Politics, Public Services and the Welfare State
- Disaster and Emergencies: Resilience, Response, Rescue and Recovery
- Public Services Placement and Professional Skills
- Researching Crime, Security and Justice
- Leadership and Professional Skills
- Technology, Innovation and Change
- Dissertation / Social Impact Project
- Geopolitics: Understanding Conflict, War and Peace
- Criminal Justice Inquiry: Dissertation
- Introduction to Disaster Healthcare
- Investigation of Serious and Organised Crime
- Civil Society and Community Activism
- Society and the Environment