Course summary
This programme offers the opportunity to develop and extend your knowledge and understanding of key social policy issues together with advanced training in research methods. Expand your knowledge of contemporary issues facing social welfare and wellbeing and how social policy responds to them. Develop knowledge and research skills highly valued by public, third and private sector employers. Acquire research training vital for further study at PhD level. This course has two pathways. The Social Policy pathway is for students who wish to update their existing knowledge and skills and improve their understanding of social policy.
Modules
Course content: Perspectives on Social Research, Quantitative Methods, Welfare Concepts and Ideas, Qualitative Methods, Comparative Social Policy, Dissertation. Optional classes include: Advanced Project Module, Inequalities and Social Policy, Prisons, Power & Punishment, Policy Analysis, Health Policy in an International Context, International Institutions and Regimes, The Contexts of Criminal Justice Research, Contemporary Issues in Criminology, Comparative Public Policy, Contemporary International Relations.
Assessment method
Some classes, including the classes in the Principles of Research Design, Quantitative Methods, and Qualitative Methods, are assessed by coursework and examination. Welfare concepts and ideas is assessed by two essays of 2,500 words each. Approaches to welfare: past, present and future and the Advanced project module will be assessed by means of a single 5,000-word essay. The dissertation is 15,000 words in length.
Entry requirements
First or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Social Policy or a related discipline.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Scotland | £7100 | Year 1 |
| England | £7100 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £7100 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £7100 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £7100 | Year 1 |
| International | £16000 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For information on tuition fees, additional costs and funding for this programme, please view the programme details on the University of Strathclyde website.
Sponsorship information
There are several scholarship opportunities available for students applying for this course. Please see website for further details.
Provider information
University of Strathclyde
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ