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Degree Programme Table: Government, Policy and Society with Quantitative Methods MA (Hons) (UTMAHGPSQM1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: After enrolling on your courses, please be sure to meet with your Personal Tutor.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCPL08004 Social Policy and Society 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 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
    SCPL08005    Politics of the Welfare State   20  
    SCPL08006    European Social Policy   20  
    SCPL08011    Rethinking the Financial Crisis   20  

     
    AND   

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

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCPL08012 Understanding Public Policy As available 20
    SCPL08010 Evidence, Politics and Policy 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 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
    SCPL08005    Politics of the Welfare State   20  
    SCPL08006    European Social Policy   20  
    SCPL08011    Rethinking the Financial Crisis   20  

     
    AND   

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

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, 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
    SSPS10027 Statistical Modelling As available 20
    SCPL10024 Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy As available 20




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


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SSPS10024    Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science   20  
    SSPS10016    Bayesian Statistics for Social Scientists   20  
    SSPS10029    Analysing Social Networks with Statistics   20  
    SSPS10028    Researching Contemporary Britain using Longitudinal Data   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    LAWS10104    Criminology 1   20  
    SCPL10029    Population Health and Health Policy   20  
    IPHP10001    Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy   20  
    SCPL10005    Educational Politics and Policy   20  
    IPHP10002    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    SCPL10028    Labour Market Policy in Europe   20  
    SCPL10031    Education Policy in the EU   20  
    SCPL10035    Infectious Disease and Global Governance   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    SCPL10020    Social Inequality and the Life Course   20  
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10100    Public Policy: Agenda-Setting   20  
    PLIT10098    Public participation in democracy and governance   20  
    SCIL10077    Economic Sociology: Theories and Enquiries   20  

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, 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 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SSPS10024    Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science   20  
    SSPS10016    Bayesian Statistics for Social Scientists   20  
    SSPS10029    Analysing Social Networks with Statistics   20  
    SSPS10028    Researching Contemporary Britain using Longitudinal Data   20  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    LAWS10104    Criminology 1   20  
    SCPL10029    Population Health and Health Policy   20  
    IPHP10001    Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy   20  
    SCPL10005    Educational Politics and Policy   20  
    IPHP10002    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    SCPL10028    Labour Market Policy in Europe   20  
    SCPL10031    Education Policy in the EU   20  
    SCPL10035    Infectious Disease and Global Governance   20  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    SCPL10020    Social Inequality and the Life Course   20  
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10100    Public Policy: Agenda-Setting   20  
    PLIT10098    Public participation in democracy and governance   20  
    SCIL10077    Economic Sociology: Theories and Enquiries   20  

     



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