BSc Social Policy and Politics (LL42)
Bachelor's degree
In Bristol
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Bristol
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Start date
Different dates available
About BSc Social Policy and Politics
This course combines social policy and its focus on wellbeing with politics and its consideration of power: who exercises it and for whom.
The first year introduces key skills and concepts within social policy so that you can familiarise yourself with theoretical, comparative and historical analyses.
Politics at Bristol is organised around three themes:
political theory
comparative and national politics
international relations.
You will study the politics of individual countries and governments and the relationships between countries, communities and individuals.
There are obvious links between these two subject areas: politics drives us to think about how society should be organised and how communities and states interact. In turn, this prompts considerations of how wellbeing is unevenly distributed in contemporary societies and the forms of social organisation necessary to enhance our lives.
Both the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies and the School for Policy Studies encourage strong synergy between research and teaching resulting in a vibrant learning environment as staff respond in their teaching to new research.
You will also have the opportunity to spend half a year studying abroad at a partner university.
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- Global
- International
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- Social Policy
- Politics
- International Relations
Course programme
- Political Concepts
- Thinking Politically
- Theories of International Relations
- Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction
- Critical Skills for Social Scientists: Social Policy
- Concepts and Ideologies of Welfare in the Contemporary World
- Social Policy and the Welfare State: Historical Perspectives
- Comparative and International Social Policy
Year 2 (2019/20)
- Understanding Public Policy
- Rational Choice
- Development Studies
- Co-operation and Integration In Europe
- Politics and Policy-Making in the UK
- Democracy and US Government
- The Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa
- International Organisations and Global Governance
- Principles of Quantitative Social Science
- Conducting a Research Project using secondary data
- Contemporary Political Theory
- Contemporary International Relations
- Power Politics and International Relations of East Asia
- NGO Development & Practice
- Understanding Genocide
- Russian Politics
- Apocalypse or Ecotopia? Green Political Thought
- Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia
- Global Justice
- Migration Policy in the UK and European Union
- Social Policy and the European Union
- Health Policy in a Global Context
- Personal Welfare Services
- Punishment in Society
- Drugs and Society
- Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Policy
- Youth Policy and Social Welfare
- Gender Based Violence
- Public Management
- The State of Welfare
- Social Research Methods
- Work and Work Placements: Social Policy
Year 3 (2019/20)
- Contemporary Feminist Thought: Debates and Issues
- Justice between generations
- Political Violence
- The Political Economy of China
- European Foreign Policy
- Europe in Crisis: Global, Regional and Domestic Perspectives
- The Holocaust - History and Legacy
- US Foreign Policy
- Secrecy, The State and Me
- Ethnic Politics
- How to Win a Political Argument
- Feminisms, Gender and International Relations
- The Contemporary British Parliament
- The Politics of Gender
- Post-Modern Political Theories
- Popular Culture and World Politics
- The Politics of Post Apartheid South Africa
- The Military in Everyday Life
- Critical Security Studies
- Dissertation
- Peacebuilding: Theory and Practice
- States and Markets
- Politics of Contemporary India
- Public Opinion and Democracy
- Religion and Politics in the West
- Risk, Danger and Disaster
- Political Corruption
- Contemporary Chinese Foreign Policy
- The Politics of the Contemporary Labour Party
- Global Justice
- The Politics of Human Rights
- Power, Politics and Food
- The Politics of HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Dissertation (Social Policy)
- Migration Policy in the UK and European Union
- Social Policy and the European Union
- Health Policy in a Global Context
- Drugs and Society
- Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Policy
- Punishment in Society
- Personal Welfare Services
- Gender based Violence
- The State of Welfare
- Understanding Public Policy
BSc Social Policy and Politics (LL42)