UCAS code: LL41
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: Full-time
School: Social and Political Science
College: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
You will take Social Policy & Society, which debates needs, rights and responsibilities, with a focus on the needs and rights of children and the responsibilities of parents.
You will study Politics of the Welfare State, which examines social policy as a political issue in the UK, especially in the fields of health, employment and education.
You can also choose option courses from other academic areas. You will also take the course Fundamentals of Social Policy, which provides the key subject-specific learning skills you’ll use in your further years of study.
You will take European Social Policy, which compares different approaches to social policy in various European countries.
You will also take Evidence, Politics and Policy as well as further Fundamentals courses, which will equip you with analytical skills needed to engage with controversial policy issues in public debate.
You will also study other compulsory courses appropriate to your programme and will select an option subject.
You can study option courses that cover areas such as children's rights, labour market policies, family policy, social inequalities, criminal justice, health policy and education policy. You will also take at least one course on research methods.
You will continue to take social policy courses and will complete an individual research project. This will involve collecting and analysing data and information from sources such as the European Commission, UK Government, Scottish Government, local authorities and voluntary organisations.
Find out more about the compulsory and optional courses in this degree programme.
To give you an idea of what you will study on this programme, we publish the latest available information. However, please note this may not be for your year of entry, but for a different academic year.
Most of the teaching takes place in the University's Central Area. You will also have access to the University's computer facilities and libraries.
You may apply to spend Year 3 abroad in one of several universities in North America, Central and South America, Australia and Asia with whom the University has special links. In addition, we have European Erasmus exchange schemes with Leuphana University Lüneburg and Jacobs University Bremen (Germany). You can also apply to university-wide Erasmus exchanges in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Dublin (Ireland) and Lund (Sweden).
Guaranteed study abroad funding for students required to complete a year abroad
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials/seminars and individual supervision.
You will be assessed by a combination of exams and coursework, and through a Year 4 research project.
Find out more about this programme's aims, what you will learn, how you will be assessed and what skills and knowledge you will develop.
To give you an idea of what to expect from this programme, we publish the latest available information. However, please note this may not be for your year of entry, but for a different academic year.
Most social policy graduates move into careers in policy or research within government, voluntary organisations, pressure groups or commercial organisations.
The programme also equips you with skills and knowledge that could be applied to careers in teaching or to the management and delivery of services, whether public or commercial.
Some graduates have gone on to study for professional qualifications in housing management, social work or human resource management.
The typical offer is likely to be:
Find out more about entry requirements
We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.
If you are an international student and your school qualifications are not accepted for direct entry to the University you may be eligible for admission to this degree programme through our International Foundation Programme.
You must provide evidence that your written and spoken English is at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies.
If English is not your first language, you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your spoken and written English:
About English language requirements
For SQA and GCSE students, unless a higher level is specified in the stated entry requirements, a pass is required in English at the following grades or higher:
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Tuition fees for MA Social Policy and Economics
None.
For more information on how much it will cost to study with us and the financial support available see our fees and funding information.
