Social Policy (MA)

<div id="tab2" class="tab grid_8 alpha hide-on-small" style="display: block;"> <div class="courseLinks hide-on-medium-down"> <img src="/media/liverpoolhope/styleassets/cssimages/media,975,en.gif" alt="print Icon" style="width : 24px; height : 24px; "> <span><a href="javascript:window.print()">print this page</a></span> <span class="st_sharethis_custom" st_processed="yes"><a href="#">share this course</a></span> </div> <h2>Curriculum</h2> <p>The programme consists of four modules and a dissertation (final research project) totalling 180 credits. Assessment methods will vary and may include academic essays, reports, presentations and examinations, research proposals and a research dissertation.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Advanced Social Theory (30 credits)</strong> – You will engage with, evaluate and critically analyse a range of social theory ranging in scope from classical social theory to post-modern approaches.<br>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Advanced Studies in Social Research (30 credits)-</strong>You will understand the methodological principles and practices that underpin independent research at Master’s level. You will examine the research process, including design, data collection and analysis, interpretation and presentation.<br>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Transformations in the UK welfare state (30 credits)</strong> – This part of the course explores the key issues in social policy in the UK in a contemporary perspective.&nbsp; Notably we will explore the relationship between social policies and the wider political economy, unpicking and critically analysing recent changes in social policy such as privatisation, marketization and austerity.&nbsp; The course will analyse these changes in the welfare state in relation to poverty, class, ‘race’, gender, ageing, sexuality and disability.<br>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Comparative Social Policy and Globalisation (30 credits) –</strong> This part of the course will concentrate on developing an international perspective on social policy.&nbsp; The module has two main aims.&nbsp; Firstly, to comparatively analyse different welfare states across the world and, secondly, to explore social policy in relation to globalisation and global capitalism.<br>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Dissertation/Research Project (60 credits)</strong> – The focus of the research project will be on an issue of relevance to the study of social policy. The study can involve the collection of primary data or a literature-based dissertation.&nbsp;<strong></strong></li> </ul> </div>