Inequalities and Social Science

Leeds University Business School

Postgraduate

In Leeds

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

At the local, national and global level, we are witnessing an intense period of social transformation and fragmentation. Within this context, there is growing political and policy recognition of the need to better understand and thereby address social inequalities. The social sciences have an important role to play in mapping and understanding how inequalities arise and in tackling their causes and consequences. Innovative developments in the social sciences are offering new methodological, theoretical and empirical insights into entrenched and emerging inequalities of status, resource, outcome and opportunity. This has inspired us to create an interdisciplinary programme focusing on inequality in all its forms and its social, political and economic implications.
This Masters programme equips students with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in and contribute towards work that tackles the realities and effects of social inequality. Capitalising on academic and applied expertise in the School of Sociology and Social Policy and the Leeds Inequalities Research Network, this programme harnesses leading analytical approaches combining qualitative, quantitative and data analytic methods (in close collaboration with the School of Geography)..
In addition to offering an advanced understanding of rising material inequality, the programme encourages an intersectional approach to understanding socio-economic stratification and how this links with physical (dis)ability, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, class and age. It provides a stimulating intellectual environment and cutting edge methodological approaches to comparing and contrasting the formation and consequences of inequalities across a range of national and international contexts ic, private or third sector.

Facilities

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in the social sciences, humanities, business studies or related discipline.
We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. For more information contact the School of Sociology and Social Policy admissions team.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.
Improve your English.
If English is not your first language, you may be able to take a pre-sessional course before you begin your studies...

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Subjects

  • Human Rights
  • Network
  • Social Policy
  • International
  • Global
  • School
  • Network Training
  • Social Science

Course programme

The programme bridges disciplinary divides to provide a detailed understanding of the ways in which social inequality manifests across diverse communities and contexts at the national and international level. It offers insight into the character, causes and consequences of social inequality, as well as forms of resistance and policy responses. It has a strong and innovative methodological focus, including traditional qualitative and quantitative approaches to the social analysis of inequality, as well as new approaches to data visualisation and analytics from across the social sciences. The programme uses a range of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars and workshops, complemented by a range of co-curricular activities partly facilitated through the Leeds Inequalities Research Network.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Inequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions 30 credits
  • Geographic Data Analysis and Visualisation 15 credits
  • Dissertation 60 credits
  • PLUS TWO OF THE BELOW:
  • Quantitative Research Methods 15 credits
  • Qualitative Research Methods 15 credits
  • Applied Population and Demographic Analysis 15 credits
Optional modules

You will then choose 45 credits of optional modules which may include:

  • Theorizing Childhood and Youth 30 credits
  • Children and young people: citizenship, participation and social justice 30 credits
  • Child poverty and well-being 30 credits
  • International Human Rights 30 credits
  • Human Rights and Disabled People 1 15 credits
  • Human Rights and Disabled People 2 15 credits
  • Distributional Analysis in Economic Development 15 credits
  • International Employment Policy and Labour Mobility 30 credits
  • Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective 30 credits
  • Population Health: Principles and Practice 15 credits
  • Global Inequalities and Development 30 credits
  • Globalization and International Social Change 30 credits
  • Disability and Development 15 credits
  • Social Policy, Politics and Disabled People 30 credits
  • Que(e)rying Sexualities 15 credits
  • Social Policy Analysis 15 credits
  • Social Policy Debates 15 credits
  • Policy and Programme Evaluation 15 credits

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