MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Non-Governmental Organisations)
Programme Code: TMISPPN
Department: Social Policy
For students starting this programme of study in 2019/20
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 three compulsory courses, options to the value of 1.5 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.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
SP400 International Social and Public Policy (0.5) and SP401 Understanding Policy Research (0.5) | |
Papers 2 & 3 |
SP412 Non-Governmental Organisations, Social Policy and Development (0.5) # | |
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And courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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PP4X6 Welfare Analysis and Measurement (1.0) | |
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SP410 Migration: Current Research, Critical Approaches (0.5) | |
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SP411 Social Policy and Development (0.5) | |
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SP413 Understanding Social (Dis)advantage (0.5) | |
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SP414 Ethnicity, Race and Social Policy (0.5) | |
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SP415 Urbanisation and Social Policy in the Global South (0.5) # | |
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SP416 International Planning and Children's Rights (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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SP417 Sexuality, Everyday Lives and Social Policy in Developing Countries (0.5) # | |
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SP418 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) | |
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SP419 Social Movements, Activism, and Social Policy (0.5) | |
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SP430 Social Security Policies (0.5) | |
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SP432 Education Policy, Reform and Financing (0.5) | |
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SP433 Rural Livelihoods, Development and Social Transformation (0.5) # | |
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SP434 Behavioural Public Policy (0.5) | |
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SP441 Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (0.5) | |
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SP472 Illegal Drugs and Their Control: Theory, Policy and Practice (0.5) # | |
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SP476 Punishment and Penal Policy (0.5) | |
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Relevant outside options subject to agreement by the programme director. | |
Paper 4 |
SP499 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.
