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Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies)

SCQF Level 10 (5 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
PGSP10002 Children and Families Social Work: Themes and Issues (PG) Not delivered this year 10
PGSP10003 Community Care Social Work: Themes and Issues (PG) Not delivered this year 10
PGSP10001 Social Science for Social Work Not delivered this year 20
PGSP10004 Social Work and Criminal Justice: Themes and Issues (PG) Not delivered this year 10
PGSP10005 Social Work and the Law (PG) Not delivered this year 10

SCQF Level 11 (284 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
SCAN11006 SV1 Advanced Issues in Anthropological Research Full Year 40
PGSP11089 SV1 Advanced Issues in Social Work Research Full Year 20
PGSP11101 SV1 Advanced Issues in Socio-Cultural Research Full Year 40
SCIL11007 SV1 Advanced Issues in Sociological Research and Sociology Writing Workshop Full Year 40
PGSP11371 SV1 Advanced Theory in Science and Technology Studies Semester 2 20
PGSP11151 Africa and International Politics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11344 African Borderlands Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11049 SV1 An Introduction to Anthropological Theory Semester 1 20
PGSP11319 SS1 Analysing Development (Distance Learning) Semester 2 20
PGSP11412 SV1 Analysing European Governance and Public Policy Semester 1 20
PGSP11110 SV1 Analysing Qualitative Data Semester 2 20
PGSP11452 SV1 Analysing Social Networks with Statistics Semester 2 20
PGSP11425 SV1 Analysis and Shaping of the Bioeconomy Block 1 (Sem 1) 10
PGSP11310 SS1 Analysis for Policy Semester 1 15
PGSP11172 SV1 Anthropological Theory Semester 1 20
PGSP11416 Anthropology and Environment Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11385 Anthropology of Christianity Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11457 Anthropology of Displacement and Migration Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11379 SV1 Anthropology of Global Health Semester 2 20
PGSP11071 Anthropology of Health and Healing Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11423 SV1 Anthropology of Health and Illness Semester 1 20
PGSP11415 Anthropology of Sex and Reproduction Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11374 Anthropology of Violence Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11459 Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11140 Application to a Practice Setting (Adult Protection) Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11014 Approaches to Analysing Text, Discourse and Narratives Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11245 SV1 Armed Force and Society Semester 2 20
PGSP11174 Belief,Thought and Language Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11331 SV1 Biobusiness Semester 2 20
PGSP11417 SV1 Building Blocks of African Studies Semester 1 20
PGSP11303 SV1 Childhood and Children's Rights Semester 1 20
PGSP11104 SV1 Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy Semester 2 20
PGSP11145 SV1 Comparative Perspectives in Nationalism Studies Semester 2 20
PGSP11453 Conflict and Peace in Africa Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11176 SV1 Consumption, Exchange, Technology: The Anthropology of Economic Processes Semester 2 20
PGSP11421 Contagion Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11076 SV1 Contemporary African Issues and Debates Semester 2 20
PGSP11026 Contemporary Hunter-Gatherers Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11448 SV1 Contemporary Political Theory: Engaging with Current Research Semester 2 20
PGSP11276 Contemporary Social Theory Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11118 Contemporary South Asian Issues and Debates Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11288 Contemporary War: Understanding Change and Continuity Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11068 Continuing Professional Development - Listening to Children: Research and Consultation Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11370 SV1 Controversies in Science and Technology Semester 2 20
SCIL11009 SV1 Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2 Semester 1 20
PGSP11078 SV1 Core quantitative data analysis for social research: part 1 Semester 1 10
PGSP11079 SV1 Core quantitative data analysis for social research: part 2 Semester 1 10
PGSP11027 Criminal Justice in Law and Social Policy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11456 Critical Practices in International Social Work Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11377 SV1 Critical perspectives on mental health and well-being in the global south Semester 2 20
PGSP11178 SV1 Culture and Power: The Anthropology of Political Processes Semester 1 20
PGSP11295 SV1 Cultures of Human Rights and Humanitarianism Semester 2 20
PGSP11070 Current Issues in Health and Illness Research Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11330 Current Trends in Life Science Innovation I Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11332 Current Trends in Life Science Innovation II Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11397 Deconstructing Development: Technology and Development Policy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11345 Development and Economics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11125 Discourse Analysis/ Conversation Analysis Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11369 SV1 Displacement and Development Semester 1 20
PGSP11039 Dissertation (MSW) Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11361 SV1 Dissertation (MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11291 SS1 Dissertation (MSc International Development) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11317 SV1 Dissertation (MSc International Relations of the Middle East with Arabic) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11292 SV1 Dissertation (MSc International Relations of the Middle East) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11354 SS1 Dissertation (MSc Science and Technology in Society Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11216 SV1 Dissertation (MSc by Research Social Policy) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11139 Dissertation (MSc in Advanced Social Work Studies (Adult Protection)) Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11338 SV1 Dissertation (MSc in Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11398 SS1 Dissertation (MSc in Sociology and Global Change) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11059 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip African Studies) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11053 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip Childhood Studies) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11052 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip International & European Politics) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11054 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip Nationalism Studies) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11055 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip Policy Studies) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11060 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip Social Anthropology) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11057 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip Social Research) Semester 2 60
PGSP11463 Dissertation - Health Policy Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11239 Dissertation 100 credits MSc by Research (Political Theory) Not delivered this year 100
PGSP11238 Dissertation 80 credits MSc by Research (Political Theory) Not delivered this year 80
PGSP11248 SV1 Dissertation MSc Comparative Public Policy Flexible 60
PGSP11349 SS1 Dissertation MSc Medical Anthropology Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11122 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research (South Asian Studies) Flexible 60
PGSP11123 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research (South Asian Studies) Flexible 80
PGSP11124 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research (South Asian Studies) 100 credit Flexible 100
PGSP11090 SS1 Dissertation MSc by Research - Social Work (60 Credits) Flexible 60
PGSP11106 Dissertation MSc by Research African Studies (60 credits) Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11355 SS1 Dissertation MSc by Research Medical Anthropology Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11097 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Science & Technology Studies (60 credit) Full Year 60
PGSP11099 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Science and Technology Studies (100 credit) Full Year 100
PGSP11098 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Science and Technology Studies (80 credit) Full Year 80
PGSP11254 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Social Policy (100 credits) Flexible 100
PGSP11253 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Social Policy (80 credits) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 80
PGSP11092 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Socio-Cultural Studies (60 credit) Full Year 60
PGSP11093 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Socio-Cultural Studies (80 credit) Full Year 80
PGSP11251 SV1 Dissertation MSc in Africa and International Development Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11074 SV1 Dissertation MSc in the Anthropology of Health and Illness Flexible 60
PGSP11094 Dissertation Msc by Research Sociological and Anthropological Approaches to Health & Healing (60 credit) Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11384 SV1 Dissertation by Placement (MSc Childhood Studies) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11103 Dissertation by Placement MSc Social Research Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11451 SV1 Economic Development and Change in Africa Semester 1 20
PGSP11246 SV1 Economic Issues in Public Policy Semester 1 20
PGSP11308 SS1 Economics of Public Policy Semester 1 15
PGSP11439 SV1 Education Policy Semester 2 20
PGSP11387 Egyptian Politics and International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11449 Emerging Powers Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11133 SV1 Energy Policy and Politics (10 credit version) Semester 2 10
PGSP11132 SV1 Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits) Semester 2 20
PGSP11422 SV1 Energy in the Global South Semester 1 20
PGSP11446 SV1 Engaging with Digital Research Block 4 (Sem 2) 10
PGSP11401 SV1 Engaging with Digitial Research Semester 2 10
PGSP11143 Ethical Practice (Adult Protection) Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11259 Ethics and Markets Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11203 SV1 European Social Policy Semester 1 20
PGSP11373 SV1 Evaluation Research Methods Semester 2 20
PGSP11136 Evidence Based Practice in Adult Protection Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11037 Evidence-Based Practice (PG) Not delivered this year 40
PGSP11017 SV1 Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research Semester 2 20
PGSP11461 SV1 Film and Anthropology Semester 2 20
PGSP11300 SV1 Foreign Policy Analysis Semester 2 20
PGSP11287 Foundations of Science, Technology and Development Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11333 Foundations of the Bioeconomy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11225 SV1 Gender and Development Semester 2 20
PGSP11440 SV1 Gender and Sexuality in Global Politics Semester 2 20
PGSP11217 SV1 Gender, Science and Technology Semester 2 20
PGSP11024 Genetics, Nature and Society Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11366 Genocide and Ethnic Conflict Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11249 Global Crime, Justice and Security: Theories and Frameworks Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11326 SS1 Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning) Semester 1 20
PGSP11359 SV1 Global Environment and Society Semester 2 20
PGSP11358 SV1 Global Environment: Key Issues Semester 1 20
PGSP11299 SV1 Global Environmental Politics Semester 2 20
PGSP11328 Global Health Governance (DIstance Learning) Not delivered this year 20
IPHP11003 SV1 Global Politics of Public Health Semester 2 20
IPHP11009 Globalisation and public health Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11327 SV1 Governance, Development and Poverty in Africa Semester 2 20
PGSP11281 SV1 Governing Mineral Extraction in Africa Semester 2 20
PGSP11365 SV1 Governing the Social: International Perspectives Semester 2 20
PGSP11080 Guided Reading in African Studies Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11063 SV1 Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Semester 1 20
IPHP11008 Health Policy Analysis Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11363 Health Systems Analysis Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11431 SV1 Health Systems Analysis Semester 2 20
PGSP11364 SV1 Health Systems: Strengthening and Reform Semester 2 20
PGSP11329 SV1 Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning) Semester 2 20
PGSP11289 Health, Innovation and Policy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11147 Himalayan Ethnography Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11428 SV1 Human Rights, Global Politics and International Law Semester 1 20
PGSP11376 SV1 Humans and Other Species Semester 2 20
PGSP11293 ICT for Development Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11375 Indian Politics and Society Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11426 SV1 Innovation Systems Theory and Practice Block 2 (Sem 1) 10
PGSP11334 Innovation Systems: Theory and Practice I Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11335 Innovation Systems: Theory and Practice II Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11400 SV1 Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems Semester 2 20
PGSP11170 SV1 Institutions and Policies of the European Union Semester 1 20
PGSP11321 Intermediate inferential statistics: testing and modelling Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11134 International Indigenous Politics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11171 SV1 International Political Economy Semester 2 20
PGSP11156 SV1 International Relations Theory Semester 1 20
PGSP11162 SV1 International Security Semester 2 20
PGSP11362 International Social Work: Themes and Issues Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11420 SS1 International development: research design and practice Full Year 0
PGSP11116 SV1 Internet, Society and Economy Semester 2 20
PGSP11296 SV1 Interpreting Development: Institutions and Practices Semester 2 20
PGSP11229 Intimate Relationships Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11427 SV1 Introduction to Energy Policy and Politics Semester 1 10
PGSP11394 SV1 Introduction to Industrial Biotechnology and its Governance Semester 1 10
PGSP11395 SV1 Introduction to Risk, Regulation and Governance Block 1 (Sem 1) 10
IPHP11022 SV1 Introduction to epidemiology for public policy Semester 1 10
PGSP11348 SV1 Key Skills in Development Practice Semester 2 20
PGSP11290 Keywords in South Asian Public Culture Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11046 Khoisan Southern Africa Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11184 SV1 Kinship: Structure and Process Semester 2 20
PGSP11304 Labour Market Policy: International and Comparative Perspectives Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11419 SV1 Latin American Anthropology Semester 2 20
PGSP11036 Learning for Practice (PG) 1 Not delivered this year 80
PGSP11038 Learning for Practice (PG) 2 Not delivered this year 80
PGSP11142 Legislative and Policy Context (Adult Protection) Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11012 SV1 Listening to Children: Research and Consultation Semester 2 20
PGSP11316 SS1 MPP Capstone Project Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11185 Magic, Science and Healing Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11391 SV1 Managing Digital Influence Semester 1 10
PGSP11441 SV1 Managing Digital Influence Block 1 (Sem 1) 10
PGSP11277 Methods in Political Theory (20 CREDIT) Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11341 Modern Africa Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11127 Multi-Level Democracy and Public Policy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11424 SV1 Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science Semester 2 20
PGSP11146 SV1 Nations and Nationalism Semester 1 20
PGSP11187 Peoples and Cultures of Africa Not delivered this year 40
PGSP11438 SS1 Policy Work Semester 2 15
PGSP11114 Policy and Management Issues in Science and Technology Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11462 SS1 Policy in Action: case studies Semester 2 15
PGSP11129 Political Economy of East Asia Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11062 Political Economy of European Integration Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11298 SV1 Political Islam in the Middle East Semester 1 20
PGSP11247 SV1 Political Issues in Public Policy Semester 2 20
PGSP11111 SV1 Political Theory and International Affairs Semester 1 20
PGSP11161 Political Theory of International Human Rights Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11240 SV1 Politics and Theories of International Development Semester 1 20
PGSP11318 SS1 Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning) Semester 1 20
PGSP11309 SS1 Politics of Public Policy Semester 1 15
PGSP11261 Popular Music Technology and Society Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11360 Project-Based Report (MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society) Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11450 SV1 Public Engagement in Policymaking and Governance Semester 2 20
PGSP11339 SV1 Public Health and Health Policy (Distance Learning) Semester 1 20
PGSP11205 Public Policy in Scotland Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11188 SV1 Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork Semester 2 20
PGSP11357 Race and Ethnicity Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11393 SV1 Regulation and Governance of New Therapies Semester 2 20
PGSP11396 SV1 Regulation and Governance of the Life Sciences Block 2 (Sem 1) 10
PGSP11347 Religion and Development Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11243 Religion and Global Society Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11208 SV1 Research Design Semester 2 20
PGSP11128 SV1 Research Project for PG Certificate in Democracy and Public Policy Flexible 40
PGSP11016 SV1 Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection Semester 1 20
PGSP11141 Research and Evaluation (Social Work) in Practice Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11138 Research and Evaluation (Social Work): Theoretical Approaches Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11083 Research and Evaluation in Social Work Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11340 SV1 Research in Africa Semester 2 20
PGSP11262 Researching Drugs and Alcohol in Society Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11418 Resource Politics and Development Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11386 Rethinking Development Economics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11137 Risk and Adult Protection Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11336 Risk, Regulation and Governance I Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11337 Risk, Regulation and Governance II Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11191 SV1 Ritual and Religion Semester 1 20
PGSP11320 SS1 Roots of African Poverty and Development (Distance Learning) Semester 1 20
PGSP11352 SV1 Science, Knowledge and Expertise Semester 1 20
PGSP11257 Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11192 Selected Anthropological Texts Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11040 Social & Political Movements: Theory and Practice Not delivered this year 20
IPHP11002 SV1 Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy Semester 2 20
PGSP11305 Social Interventions in HIV and AIDS Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11372 SV1 Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society Semester 2 20
PGSP11389 SV1 Social Shaping of Digital Research Semester 2 10
PGSP11445 SV1 Social Shaping of Digital Research Block 3 (Sem 2) 10
PGSP11399 SV1 Social and Political Science Research Training Workshops Flexible 5
PGSP11258 Social inequality and social protection Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11367 SV1 Sociology of Emotions Semester 1 20
PGSP11231 Sociology of the Environment and Risk Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11119 South Asian studies: conceptual and theoretical underpinnings Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11282 Southern Africa: History, Politics and Society Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11157 Survey Methods and Data Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11390 SV1 Technologies of Civic Participation Semester 1 10
PGSP11444 SV1 Technologies of Civic Participation Block 1 (Sem 1) 10
PGSP11414 The Anthropology of Africa Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11047 The Anthropology of Death Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11455 SV1 The Anthropology of Games and Play Semester 2 20
PGSP11454 SS1 The Anthropology of Language Semester 2 20
PGSP11460 SV1 The Anthropology of Monsters: Demons, witches, cyborgs and other fabulous creatures Semester 2 20
PGSP11302 SV1 The Documents of Life Semester 2 20
PGSP11042 SV1 The Ethnography Seminar Semester 2 20
PGSP11061 SV1 The European Union in International Affairs Semester 2 20
PGSP11025 The Evolution and Dynamics of Biotechnology Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11343 SV1 The International Politics of Money Semester 2 20
PGSP11275 SV1 The Middle East in International Relations Semester 2 20
PGSP11050 The Politics of Identity in South Asia Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11149 The Politics of Post-Soviet Russia Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11226 The Social Shaping of Information and Communication Technology Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11443 SV1 The Use and Evolution of Digital Data Analysis and Collection Tools Blocks 4-5 (Sem 2) 10
PGSP11388 SV1 The use and evolution of digital data analysis and collection tools Semester 2 10
PGSP11144 SV1 Theories and Theorists in Nationalism Studies Semester 1 20
PGSP11383 SV1 Transitional Justice in Context Semester 2 20
PGSP11392 SV1 Understanding Data Visualisation Full Year 10
PGSP11442 SV1 Understanding Data Visualisation Block 5 (sem 2) 10
PGSP11212 Understanding Public Policy in OECD Countries Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11353 SV1 Understanding Technology Semester 1 20
PGSP11458 SV1 Urban Anthropology Semester 1 20
PGSP11368 Urban Development Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11260 Visual Anthropology Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11403 SV1 Work-based dissertation (Africa and International Development) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11405 SV1 Work-based dissertation (Global Public Health Unit) Block 5 (sem 2) 60
PGSP11402 SV1 Work-based dissertation (International Development) Block 5 (sem 2) 60
PGSP11406 SV1 Work-based dissertation (MSc Global Environment,Politics and Society) Block 5 (sem 2) 60
PGSP11411 SV1 Work-based dissertation (MSc Medical Anthropology) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11430 SV1 Work-based dissertation (MSc in International and European Politics) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11408 SV1 Work-based dissertation (MSc in Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11410 Work-based dissertation (MSc in Nationalism Studies) Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11447 SV1 Work-based dissertation (Science and Technology in Society) Block 5 (sem 2) 60
PGSP11407 SV1 Work-based dissertation (Social Research) Block 5 (sem 2) 60
PGSP11409 Work-based dissertation (Sociology and Global Change) Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11429 SV1 Working with Self and Others in Qualitative Research: Theory and Practice Block 4 (Sem 2) 20
PGHC11419 SV1 Society and Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Space Semester 2 20
PGGE11050 Society and Development Not delivered this year 20
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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