Politics and Social Policy BA (Hons)

Course at a Glance Year 1

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

Year 3

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