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Degree Programme Table: Social Policy (MSc by Research) (Part-time) (PRMSCSOCPL1P)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director or Supervisor at your first meeting.

Students will typically take the compulsory 60 credit dissertation. An 80 or 100 credit dissertation may be taken in exceptional circumstances, and it must be agreed with the Programme Director/Postgraduate Advisor and the supervisors.

Not all electives may run in any given year.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Research Courses - Social Policy (MSc by Research)

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must ensure they take all the courses in this collection during the 2 year programme.
Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
PGSP11016 20 credits
Research Design
PGSP11208 20 credits
Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
SCIL11009 20 credits
Advanced Issues in Social Policy
SCPL11018 20 credits
AND

Electives - Social Policy (MSc by Research)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy
IPHP11002 20 credits
Global Politics of Public Health
IPHP11003 20 credits
Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy
PGSP11104 20 credits
European Social Policy
PGSP11203 20 credits
Economic Issues in Public Policy
PGSP11246 20 credits
Political Issues in Public Policy
PGSP11247 20 credits
Childhood and Children's Rights
PGSP11303 20 credits
Health Systems: Strengthening and Reform
PGSP11364 20 credits
Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society
PGSP11372 20 credits
Evaluation Research Methods
PGSP11373 20 credits
Behavioural Public Policy
PGSP11488 20 credits
Population Health and Health Policy
SCPL11017 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation (MSc by Research Social Policy)
PGSP11216 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Research Courses - Social Policy (MSc by Research)

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must ensure they take all the courses in this collection during the programme.
Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
PGSP11016 20 credits
Research Design
PGSP11208 20 credits
Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
SCIL11009 20 credits
Advanced Issues in Social Policy
SCPL11018 20 credits
AND

Electives - Social Policy (MSc by Research)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy
IPHP11002 20 credits
Global Politics of Public Health
IPHP11003 20 credits
Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy
PGSP11104 20 credits
European Social Policy
PGSP11203 20 credits
Economic Issues in Public Policy
PGSP11246 20 credits
Political Issues in Public Policy
PGSP11247 20 credits
Childhood and Children's Rights
PGSP11303 20 credits
Health Systems: Strengthening and Reform
PGSP11364 20 credits
Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society
PGSP11372 20 credits
Evaluation Research Methods
PGSP11373 20 credits
Behavioural Public Policy
PGSP11488 20 credits
Population Health and Health Policy
SCPL11017 20 credits
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