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Degree Programme Table: Social Policy and Economics (MA Hons) (UTSOPEC)

Year 1, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Director of Studies.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCPL08004 Social Policy and Society As available 20
    SCPL08005 Politics of the Welfare State As available 20
    ECNM08005 Economics 1A As available 40
    SCPL08007 Fundamentals: Social Policy 1 As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCPL08006 European Social Policy As available 20
    SSPS08004 Social and Political Enquiry 2 As available 20
    SSPS08002 Social and Political Theory 2 As available 20
    ECNM08006 Economics 2 As available 40
    ECNM08012 Issues in Global Economics As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.




    Year 3, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students who have (i) passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, (ii) achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in European Social Policy, Social and Political Enquiry AND Social and Political Theory, (iii) achieved a mark of 50% or above in Economics 2 at the first attempt, including a mark of 40% or above in specific components of the degree examination (as detailed in the Economics 2 Handbook), and (iv) a pass in Issues in Global Economics, are automatically entitled to progress to honours. Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.
    Students may substitute Health Policy Analysis and Globalisation and Public Health for one 20 credit Social Policy Honours course.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM10052 Essentials of Econometrics As available 20
    ECNM10050 Topics in Economic Analysis 1 As available 20
    ECNM10053 Applications of Economic Analysis As available 20
    SCPL10024 Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    LAWS10104    Criminology 1   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCPL10005    Educational Politics and Policy   20  
    SCPL10020    Social Inequality and the Life Course   20  
    PLIT10067    The Politics of British Public Services   20  
    SCPL10029    Population Health and Health Policy   20  
    IPHP10001    Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy   20  
    IPHP10002    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    IPHP10004    International Public Health Policy Project   40  

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCPL10012    Dissertation (MA Social Policy)   40  
    ECNM10030    Economics Honours Dissertation   40  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Economics Level 10 courses, as available

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    LAWS10104    Criminology 1   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCPL10005    Educational Politics and Policy   20  
    SCPL10020    Social Inequality and the Life Course   20  
    PLIT10067    The Politics of British Public Services   20  
    SCPL10029    Population Health and Health Policy   20  
    IPHP10001    Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy   20  
    IPHP10002    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    IPHP10004    International Public Health Policy Project   40  

     


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