MSc in International Social and Public Policy
Programme Code: TMISPP
Department: Social Policy
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory courses, options to the value of 2.0 units and a dissertation as shown.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
SA4AA International Social & Public Policy (0.5) and SA4AB Researching International Social & Public Policy (0.5) | |
Papers 2 & 3 |
Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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DV460 Bayesian Reasoning for Qualitative Social Science: A modern approach to case study inference (0.5) # | |
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PP4X6 Welfare Analysis and Measurement (1.0) | |
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SA409 Social Security Policies (0.5) | |
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SA41A Wellbeing and Public Policy (0.5) | |
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SA429 Understanding Social (Dis)advantage (0.5) | |
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SA4B5 International Planning and Children's Rights (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
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SA4B8 Ethnicity, Race and Social Policy (0.5) | |
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SA4B9 Education Policy, Reform and Financing (0.5) | |
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SA4C8 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
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SA4F1 Migration: Current Research, Critical Approaches (0.5) | |
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SA4F8 Behavioural Public Policy (0.5) | |
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SA4G8 Social Movements, Activism, and Social Policy (0.5) | |
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SA4H7 Urbanisation and Social Policy in the Global South (0.5) | |
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SA4H9 Non-Governmental Organisations, Social Policy and Development (0.5) # | |
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SA4J9 Social Policy and Development (0.5) | |
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SA4K2 Sexuality, Everyday Lives and Social Policy in Developing Countries (0.5) # | |
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SA4K5 Issues in Contemporary Policing (0.5) # (not available 2018/19) | |
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SA4L6 Illegal Drugs and Their Control: Theory, Policy and Practice (0.5) # | |
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SA4M1 Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (0.5) | |
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Relevant outside options subject to agreement by the Programme Director. | |
Paper 4 |
SA470 Dissertation - International Social & Public Policy (1.0) | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
