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Degree Programme Table: Social Policy with Quantitative Methods (MA) (Full-time) (UTMAHSOPQM1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: This programme will only be available for admission into 1st year from academic year 2015/16.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 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
    SCPL08007 Fundamentals: Social Policy 1 As available 0
    SSPS08009 Mathematics for Social Science As available 20
    SSPS08008 Introduction to Statistics for Social Science As available 20




    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 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students having taken Introduction to Statistics for Social Science- Summer School (SSPS 08066) will be allowed entry to 2nd year 2014/15.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCPL08006 European Social Policy As available 20
    SCPL08009 Social Policy Enquiry As available 20
    SCPL08008 Fundamentals 2: Social Policy As available 0
    SSPS08007 Doing Social Research with Statistics As available 20




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


    Select exactly 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree, 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.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCIL10062 Designing and Doing Social Research As available 20
    SCPL10024 Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy As available 20
    SSPS10023 Statistical Modelling for Social Scientists 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
    SSPS10016    Bayesian Statistics for Social Scientists   20  
    SSPS10017    Epidemiological approaches to analysis and interpretation   20  
    SSPS10018    Researching Contemporary Britain (Individuals, Households and Families): A Course on Analysing Longitudinal Household D   20  
    SSPS10019    Multilevel Modelling   20  
    SSPS10020    Preparing data for analysis using Stata   20  
    SSPS10021    Comparing social and political concepts internationally: Structural Equation Modelling   20  
    SSPS10022    Advanced Social network Analysis using UCINet and R   20  
    SSPS10023    Statistical Modelling for Social Scientists   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IPHP10001    Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy   20  
    IPHP10002    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    IPHP10004    International Public Health Policy Project   40  
    LAWS10104    Criminology 1   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    SCPL10029    Population Health and Health Policy   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    SCPL10028    Labour Market Policy in Europe   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCPL10031    Education Policy in the EU   20  

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCPL10012 Dissertation (MA Social Policy) As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SSPS10016    Bayesian Statistics for Social Scientists   20  
    SSPS10017    Epidemiological approaches to analysis and interpretation   20  
    SSPS10018    Researching Contemporary Britain (Individuals, Households and Families): A Course on Analysing Longitudinal Household D   20  
    SSPS10019    Multilevel Modelling   20  
    SSPS10020    Preparing data for analysis using Stata   20  
    SSPS10021    Comparing social and political concepts internationally: Structural Equation Modelling   20  
    SSPS10022    Advanced Social network Analysis using UCINet and R   20  
    SSPS10023    Statistical Modelling for Social Scientists   20  

     
    AND   


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SSPS10016    Bayesian Statistics for Social Scientists   20  
    SSPS10017    Epidemiological approaches to analysis and interpretation   20  
    SSPS10018    Researching Contemporary Britain (Individuals, Households and Families): A Course on Analysing Longitudinal Household D   20  
    SSPS10019    Multilevel Modelling   20  
    SSPS10020    Preparing data for analysis using Stata   20  
    SSPS10021    Comparing social and political concepts internationally: Structural Equation Modelling   20  
    SSPS10022    Advanced Social network Analysis using UCINet and R   20  
    SSPS10023    Statistical Modelling for Social Scientists   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 20 credits from Social Policy Level 10 courses, during Semester 2

     

    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Social Policy Level 10 courses, as available

     


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