Politics and Social Policy BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Preston
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Preston
This course taps into key debates on welfare and looks at issues that are fundamental to people's lives and livelihoods. It has a local, national and international dimension that reflects current affairs and political agendas, so if you want to make a difference, have a say and help initiate change and action policy at an individual, community and societal level, this course will give you the challenges and motivation to do so. Transferable skills of political analysis are embedded in the course so that you benefit from a comparable and critical academic grounding in these two related social science areas. You’ll also get the opportunity to apply for work placements and experience in relevant community, voluntary and welfare settings to broaden your personal development and future professional career.
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Entry Requirements 2017/18 104 Points at A2; General Studies accepted
BTEC Extended Diploma: Merit, Merit, Merit
BTEC Diploma: Distinction, Distinction
Pass Access to HE with 106 Points
International Baccalaureate 26P
IELTS grade 6 with no subscore lower than 5.5
5 GCSEs at grade C including Maths and English or equivalent. For changes to 2017 UCAS...
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Subjects
- Politics
- Social Policy
- International
Course programme
Compulsory Modules
- Power, Politics and the State
- British Politics
- Contextualising Welfare 1: The Development of UK Social Policy
- Contextualising Welfare 2: Theories, Concepts and Issues
Optional Modules
- Global Politics: An Introduction to International Relations
- Society in Focus: a Sociological Understanding
- Plus Free Choice Elective (e.g. a Language)
Year 2
Compulsory Modules
- Globalisation: History, Theories and Approaches
- Research Methods in International Relations and Politics
- Comparative Social Welfare
- Power, Oppression and Society
Optional Modules
- History of Political Ideas
- The International History of Europe, 1914-1991
- Cold War in Asia, 1945-89: History, Society and Conflict
- America and the World, 1898 -2001
- Drugs and Society
- Race, Racism and Ethnicity
- Health, Ageing and Social Care
- Working in Community Practice: Research and Development
- Social Care: Theory and Practice
- Management, Markets and Delivering Welfare
Core Modules
- Politics Dissertation
or - Social Policy Dissertation
or - Community Research Project
- Social Theory: Textual Analysis
or - Critical Social Policy
Optional Modules
- Contemporary Anglo-American Political Philosophy
- Continuity and Change in British Politics
- Terrorism and Security
- Political Islam and Islamic Movements
- India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan since 1947: International Conflict and Democracy
- African Nationalism and Independence, 1921-1982
- A Place Apart? The Northern Ireland Troubles
- Kennedy, Johnson and the World: US Foreign Policy, 1961-69
- Thatcher’s Britain 1979 - 1990
- Racism and Social Welfare
- Crime and Society
- Mental Health and Social Care
- Disability Studies
- Social Enterprise and Community Management
- Poverty, Homelessness and Supported Housing
- Youth Matters
- Gender Issues
- Applied Community Practice: Research and Development
Politics and Social Policy BA (Hons)