BSc Politics and Social Policy  

Postgraduate

In Birmingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Why choose this course? Politics at Aston is currently ranked Top 20 in the UK for Employability in the latest Guardian University Guide and Sunday Times University Guide. Social Policy at Aston has been ranked 6th in the country in the Times Good University Guide 2013. Politics at Aston achieved 95% Overall Satisfaction in the 2014 National Student Survey.

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Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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West Midlands, B4 7ET

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

3 years full time or 4 years with integrated placement year



UCAS Code: L201



Typical Offers

A-levels: ABB from 3 A-levels. General Studies accepted.  If your predicted grades are close to those stated in Aston's typical offers and if you are interested in Aston University and the courses we offer we encourage you to apply to us as one of your 5 UCAS choices. In addition to your predicted grades, when making offers we also consider your previous academic performance (eg AS grades, GCSEs), your school/college reference and the commitment and motivation you...

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This centre's achievements

2018

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Politics
  • University
  • Social Policy
  • Government
  • Employability

Course programme

The Social Policy strand of the course examines the major economic and social issues facing governments across the world, and the policies developed and delivered by governments and other organisations. It builds upon various A-levels, including Politics (e.g. the role of the Government), Sociology (e.g. modern forms of power), Economics (e.g. market failure), Geography (e.g. globalisation) and Business Studies (e.g. Government support for enterprise). 

The Politics strand of the course is concerned with the study of government and political action. In year one you will study introductory modules in Politics, the European Union, and governance. At the core of your second year are modules dealing with the history of political thought, as well as a focus on British, foreign and domestic policy. In your final year a politics research dissertation on an agreed topic of your choice counts for a substantial and challenging part of your programme. 


Aston is ranked 5th in the UK and 1st outside London for graduate employability - beating Oxbridge (2012 Sunday Times University Guide).

BSc Politics and Social Policy  

Price on request