Course summary
This programme allows you to 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 and acquire research training vital for further study at PhD level. This also offers students the opportunity to develop and extend their knowledge and understanding of key social policy issues together with advanced training in research methods. 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. Ranked 3rd in the UK for Social Policy (Guardian 2023)
Modules
Compulsory classes: Perspectives on Social Research, Quantitative Methods*, Qualitative Methods*, Welfare Concepts and Ideas, Approaches to Welfare: Past, Present and Future, Dissertation (MSc only) *students on the Social Policy pathway must take one of these classes. Student on the Research Methods pathway take both. Optional classes: We currently offer the opportunity to choose options from a number of disciplines across the Faculty. Examples of classes available include: Advanced Project Module, Comparative Public Policy, International Institutions and Regimes.
Assessment method
Your work will be assessed in a variety of different ways. Some classes, including the classes in the Principles of Research Design, Quantitative Methods & Qualitative Methods, are assessed by coursework and exams. 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 |
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