BSc Social Policy
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Social Policy, exploring how welfare policies are created and implemented across the UK and internationally. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, and Policy Analysis. The course is delivered part-time over five years and includes a six-week placement module. A dissertation project allows students to investigate a chosen social policy topic in depth.
Modules
- Introduction to Social Policy and Social Justice
- Making and Delivering Policy
- Contemporary Social Policy Issues
- Education: Policy and Practice
- Policies for Families and Children
- Introduction to Health and Social Care Policy
- Social Survey Methods
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Social Policy: Concepts and Theories
- Placement
- Policy Analysis: Skills, Tools and Techniques
- Poverty and Social Security
- Adult Social Care Policy
- Civil Society, NGOs and Social Movements
- International Social Policy
- Dissertation
- Gender and Social Policy
- Migration, 'Race' and Ethnicity
- Contemporary Issues in Health Policy
- Ageing and Society
- Mental health and disability
- The Environment, Social Justice and Sustainable Social Policy