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Degree Programme Table: Social Policy and Politics (MA Hons) (UTSOPPO)

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 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
    PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations As available 20
    SCPL08007 Fundamentals: Social Policy 1 As available 0
    PLIT08011 Political Thinkers 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 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: If considering transfer to single Honours Politics, students must take 'Introduction to Political Data Analysis'.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCPL08006 European Social Policy As available 20
    PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond As available 20
    PLIT08008 Comparative Politics in a Globalized World As available 20
    SCPL08008 Fundamentals 2: Social Policy As available 0
    SCPL08010 Evidence, Politics and Policy 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 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.
    Students may substitute Health Policy Analysis and Globalisation and Public Health for one 20 credit Social Policy Honours course.
    f considering taking the Politics dissertation, students are strongly recomended to take RESEARCH DESIGN IN POLITICS & IR"


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCPL10024 Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy As available 20




    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, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10054    Global Justice and Citizenship   20  
    PLIT10060    Approaches to Politics and International Relations   20  

     
    AND   

    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  

     
    AND   

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

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    PLIT10090    African Politics: Theories and Debates   20  
    PLIT10100    Public Policy: Agenda-Setting   20  
    PLIT10098    Public participation in democracy and governance   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10106    Research Design in Politics and International Relations   20  
    SSPS10027    Statistical Modelling   20  
    PLIT10107    Contemporary Issues in Political Theory   20  
    SSPS10026    Social and Political Science in Practice   20  
    PLIT10099    Democracy in Divided Societies   20  
    PLIT10089    Political Islam   20  
    PLIT10108    Critical Theory and Cinema   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    SCPL10029    Population Health and Health Policy   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    SCPL10020    Social Inequality and the Life Course   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    LAWS10104    Criminology 1   20  
    SCPL10005    Educational Politics and Policy   20  
    IPHP10002    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    SCPL10028    Labour Market Policy in Europe   20  

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, 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  
    PLIT10030    Dissertation (MA Politics)   40  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    PLIT10090    African Politics: Theories and Debates   20  
    PLIT10100    Public Policy: Agenda-Setting   20  
    PLIT10098    Public participation in democracy and governance   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10106    Research Design in Politics and International Relations   20  
    SSPS10027    Statistical Modelling   20  
    PLIT10107    Contemporary Issues in Political Theory   20  
    SSPS10026    Social and Political Science in Practice   20  
    PLIT10099    Democracy in Divided Societies   20  
    PLIT10089    Political Islam   20  
    PLIT10108    Critical Theory and Cinema   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    SCPL10029    Population Health and Health Policy   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    SCPL10020    Social Inequality and the Life Course   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    LAWS10104    Criminology 1   20  
    SCPL10005    Educational Politics and Policy   20  
    IPHP10002    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    SCPL10028    Labour Market Policy in Europe   20  

     


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