Social Policy
Postgraduate
In Leeds
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Postgraduate
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Leeds
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This exciting and vibrant course delves into core social policy issues: poverty, health, housing, education and crime are just some of the social problems you will examine including how the state seeks to address them.
On the BA Social Policy you’ll gain an understanding of the historical, social and cultural dimensions of policy-making and examine education, housing and urban policies to learn about how states provide for people’s welfare. Using examples from around the world, you’ll consider the experiences of people who receive social welfare services to understand the impact social policy has on their lives.
By connecting issues facing contemporary societies to the big ideas that help to shed light on them, you’ll learn about why social problems and inequalities exist and why some activities are seen as deviant or criminal. A wide range of optional modules reflecting our diverse research interests will also allow you to explore broader topics such as disability rights, terrorism or childhood.
Throughout this undergraduate degree you will benefit from studying at one of the best universities for social policy and sociology; ranked 8th in the UK by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 and 4th by The Complete University Guide 2018.
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“The course gives me valuable insight into welfare states and relates past policy with current policy debates around topics such as migration, benefit cuts or changes in higher education.” Read more
ROBERT IRNAZAROW, SOCIAL POLICY BA
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Entry requirements
A-level: ABB
A-level Sociology is not a requirement for any of our courses – we design Year 1 modules for students both with and without previous knowledge of the subject.
We accept A-level General Studies.
However, in general you should be in the process of studying Social Science, Arts and Humanities subjects for A-level. See our Accepted A-level subjects document to see which subjects we accept.
GCSE: grade C or above in Mathematics or equivalent.
Other course specific tests: fications or contact the School’s Undergraduate Admissions Team.
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Subjects
- Social Policy
- Sociology
- Disability
- University
- Housing
Course programme
You’ll learn to think sociologically about various social issues and problems from the start of Year 1. A set of core modules will equip you with the research skills to study social policy and an understanding of the methods and techniques used in social research, as well as exploring the development and emergence of modern societies. You’ll also learn more about the formation of social policy in Britain over time and examine how social inequalities have been created.
In the following year you’ll develop your research skills through a single compulsory module, which helps to prepare you for the research you’ll undertake in your final year. Around this you’ll choose from a set of modules related to major social issues such as drugs and crime in the policy context. You’ll also be able to choose from a broader range exploring topics from racism and ethnicity studies to the cultural impact of tourism.
The dissertation you complete in your final year allows you to apply your research skills to a topic of your choice, which you’ll examine in depth. Around this module, you’ll choose from social policy modules on topics such as education or childhood studies, as well as selecting from a more diverse range in areas such as sex work, gender studies or protest movements.
Course structureThese are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.
Modules Year 1Compulsory modules
- Understanding and Researching the City 20 credits
- Understanding and Researching Contemporary Society 20 credits
- Identities, Inequalities and Policy in Contemporary Society 20 credits
- Formations of Modernity 20 credits
- Social Policy: Poor Laws to the Present 20 credits
Compulsory modules
- Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods 20 credits
- Key Debates in Social Policy 20 credits
- Crime, Law and Regulation 20 credits
- Disability Studies: An Introduction 20 credits
- The Sociology of Gender 20 credits
- Crime, Race and Ethnicity 20 credits
- Debates in Childhood and Youth 20 credits
- Sociology of Work 20 credits
- Racism, ethnicity, migration and decolonial studies 20 credits
- Urban Disorders, Social Divisions and Social Control 20 credits
- Social and Public Policy beyond the University 20 credits
Compulsory modules
- Social Policy Dissertation 40 credits
- Postcolonialism and Critical Muslim Studies 20 credits
- Disability Rights and the International Policy Context 20 credits
- Education, Culture and Society 20 credits
- State Crime and Immorality 20 credits
- Contemporary Children, Young People and Families 20 credits
- Gender, Technologies and the Body
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