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MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Research)

Programme Code: TMISPPRE

Department: Social Policy

For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23

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 units, options to the value of 1.0 unit 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

SP401 Understanding Policy Research (0.5) # and SP420 Understanding Policy Research (Advanced) (0.5) #

Paper 2

One 0.5 unit course from:

 

MY451L Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) 1

 

MY451M Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) 2

 

MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # 3

 

MY452M Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # 4

 

MY455 Multivariate Analysis and Measurement (0.5) #

 

MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) #

 

and one 0.5 unit course from:

 

MY421L Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) 5

 

MY421M Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) 6

 

MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5)

 

MY426 Doing Ethnography (0.5) #

 

MY428 Qualitative Text and Discourse Analysis (0.5) #

Paper 3

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

PP4X6 Welfare Analysis and Measurement (1.0)

 

SP400 International Social and Public Policy (0.5)

 

SP403 Academic & Professional Skills Development (0.0) #

 

SP410 Migration: Current Research, Critical Approaches (0.5)

 

SP411 Social Policy and Development (0.5)

 

SP412 Non-Governmental Organisations, Social Policy and Development (0.5) #

 

SP413 Understanding Social (Dis)advantage (0.5)

 

SP414 Ethnicity, Race and Social Policy (0.5)

 

SP415 Urbanisation and Social Policy in the Global South (0.5) #

 

SP417 Sexuality, Everyday Lives and Social Policy in Developing Countries (0.5) #

 

SP418 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5)

 

SP419 Social Movements, Activism, and Social Policy (0.5)

 

SP430 Social Security Policies (0.5)

 

SP432 Education Policy, Reform and Financing (0.5)

 

SP434 Behavioural Public Policy (0.5)

 

SP435 Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities (0.5) #  (not available 2022/23)

 

SP441 Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (0.5)

 

SP471 Issues in Contemporary Policing (0.5) #  (not available 2022/23)

 

SP473 Policing, Security and Globalisation (0.5) #

 

SP475 Riots, Disorder and Urban Violence (0.5) #

 

SP476 Punishment and Penal Policy (0.5) #

 

Relevant outside options subject to agreement by the programme director.

Paper 4

SP499 Dissertation - International Social & Public Policy (1.0)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

1 : MY451L can not be taken with MY451M

2 : MY451M can not be taken with MY451L

3 : MY452L can not be taken with MY452M

4 : MY452M can not be taken with MY452L

5 : MY421L can not be taken with MY421M

6 : MY421M can not be taken with MY421L

# 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.