Please note that Ashbourne does not offer this course to study at degree level Overview
Social policy looks at the ways in which society handles the welfare of individuals and families. On this course you study some of today’s central issues, such as violence, poverty, ill-health, crime, homelessness and child protection, and learn more about the ways in which health and social services, education and housing agencies respond to these issues.
Structure
Some of the topics covered may include:
- The Care and Protection of Children and Families
- Childhood, Society and Children’s Rights
- The City
- Criminal Justice in Modern Britain
- Education, Training and Social Policy
- Environmental Policy and Practice
- Gender, Work and the Family: Exploring the Work-Life Balance
- Health and Health Policy
- Housing and Social Policy
- Human Resource Management
- Issues in Social Care
- Mental Health
- Poverty, Inequality and Social Security
- Reproductive Health Policy in Britain
- The Social Politics of Food
Prerequisite A-Levels
- Psychology
- Sociolgy
- History
- Subjects required by Universities may vary
Similar Degree Courses
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Cultural Studies
Future Career Path
- Social work and health care
- Policy analysis in the public and voluntary sector
- Human resource management
- Education and research
- The Civil Service
- Local authorities
Universities that offer this course
Anglia Ruskin University
The University of Birmingham
University of Brighton
University of Bristol
Cardiff University
Coventry University
Durham University
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Essex
University of Glasgow
Goldsmiths, University of London
The University of Kent
University of Leeds
The University of Liverpool
London School of Economics and Political Science
The University of Manchester
Newcastle University
University of Northampton
The University of Nottingham
University of Portsmouth
Roehampton University
The University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
The University of Stirling
University of Sunderland
University of Surrey
University of Sussex
Swansea University
University of Teesside
University of Ulster
The University of Warwick
University of Wolverhampton
University of Worcester
The University of York
York St John University |
