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Social Policy

SCQF Level 08 (13 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
SCPL08014 SV1 Comparative Social Policy: Global Perspectives Semester 1 20
SCPL08006 European Social Policy Not delivered this year 20
SCPL08010 SV1 Evidence, Politics and Policy Semester 2 20
SCPL08008 Fundamentals 2: Social Policy Not delivered this year 0
SCPL08007 Fundamentals: Social Policy 1 Not delivered this year 0
SCPL08016 SV1 Global Health Policy Semester 2 20
SCPL08005 SV1 Politics of the Welfare State Semester 2 20
SCPL08015 SV1 Research Skills for Social Policy Semester 1 20
SCPL08013 Rethinking Economics and the Financial Crisis Not delivered this year 20
SCPL08011 Rethinking the Financial Crisis Not delivered this year 20
SCPL08009 Social Policy Enquiry Not delivered this year 20
SCPL08004 SV1 Social Policy and Society Semester 1 20
SCPL08012 SV1 Understanding Public Policy Semester 1 20

SCQF Level 10 (34 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
SCPL10047 SV1 Advocacy, Lobbying and the Politics of Planetary Health Semester 2 20
SCPL10045 SV1 Analysing and communicating Social Policy Semester 2 20
SCPL10024 Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10037 Applied Demographic Analysis Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10039 Armed Force and Society Not delivered this year 20
STIS10005 Armed Force and Society Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10010 Children's Rights Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10002 Criminal Justice: Policy and Practice Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10036 Digesting Food Policy Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10012 SV1 Dissertation (MA Social Policy) Full Year 40
SCPL10046 SV1 Domestic Violence: Concepts, Research and Policy Semester 1 20
SCPL10031 Education Policy in the EU Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10005 Educational Politics and Policy Not delivered this year 20
IPHP10002 SS1 Global Politics of Public Health Semester 2 20
SCPL10023 Governing The Social Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10034 SV1 Health Systems Analysis Semester 1 20
SCPL10030 SV1 Health Systems: Strengthening and Reform Semester 2 20
SCPL10035 Infectious Disease and Global Governance Not delivered this year 20
IPHP10004 SV1 International Public Health Policy Project Full Year 40
SCPL10028 SV1 Labour Market Policy in Europe Semester 1 20
SCPL10041 SV1 Party Politics and Welfare States in Democratic Capitalism Semester 2 20
SCPL10038 Political Economy of Work and Welfare Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10093 Political Work Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10029 SV1 Population Health and Health Policy Semester 1 20
SCPL10040 SV1 Qualitative Research: Principles and Practicalities for Social Policy Semester 1 20
SCPL10043 SV1 Race, Power, and Social Policy Semester 1 20
SCPL10042 SV1 Screening Social Policy Semester 2 20
IPHP10001 SS1 Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy Semester 1 20
SCPL10020 SV1 Social Inequality and the Life Course Semester 2 20
SCPL10022 SS1 Social Policy Year Abroad Assessment Full Year 40
SCPL10044 Understanding sustainable welfare and eco-social policy Not delivered this year 20
SCIL10062 SV1 Designing and Doing Social Research Semester 1 20
SCIL10063 SV1 Doing Survey Research Semester 2 20
SCIL10097 SV1 Social Demography Semester 1 20

SCQF Level 11 (40 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
SCPL11016 Advocacy, Lobbying and Health Policy Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11104 SV1 Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy Semester 2 20
IPHP11021 Dissertation & MSc health inequalities and public policy Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11516 SS1 Dissertation (MSc Global Health Policy - Online Learning) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11524 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip Public Policy) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11463 SV1 Dissertation - Health Policy Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IPHP11014 Dissertation - MSc Health Systems & Public Policy Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11248 SV1 Dissertation MSc Comparative Public Policy Flexible 60
SCPL11004 Dissertation MSc by Research Social Policy Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11505 SS1 Dissertation MSc by Research Social and Political Science (Social Policy) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 120
PGSP11604 SV1 Eco-social policy and sustainable welfare Semester 2 20
PGSP11246 SV1 Economic Issues in Public Policy Semester 1 20
PGSP11607 Education Policy and Governance Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11203 SV1 European Social Policy Semester 1 20
IPHP11003 SV1 Global Politics of Public Health Semester 2 20
PGSP11363 SV1 Health Systems Analysis Semester 1 20
PGSP11364 SV1 Health Systems: Strengthening and Reform Semester 2 20
SCPL11015 SV1 Health and Human Rights: Principles, Practice and Dilemmas Semester 2 20
SCPL11020 Infectious Disease and Global Governance Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11424 SV1 Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science Semester 2 20
PGSP11549 SS1 Placement-Based Dissertation (MSc Global Public Health Unit) Block 5 (sem 2) 60
PGSP11551 SS1 Placement-based Dissertation (MSc Comparative Public Policy) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11519 SV1 Placement-based Dissertation (MSc Public Policy) Block 5 (sem 2) 60
SCPL11030 SV1 Policy Work Semester 2 20
PGSP11522 SV1 Policy in Action Semester 2 20
PGSP11247 SV1 Political Issues in Public Policy Semester 1 20
SCPL11017 SV1 Population Health and Health Policy Semester 1 20
PGSP11016 SV1 Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection Semester 1 20
PGSP11629 SV1 Social Demography Semester 1 20
IPHP11002 SV1 Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy Semester 1 20
SCPL11023 Work-based Dissertation (CPP and PS) Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11439 Education Policy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11328 Global Health Governance (DIstance Learning) Not delivered this year 20
SCPL11021 Global and International Social Policy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11431 Health Systems Analysis Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11329 Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning) Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11304 Labour Market Policy: International and Comparative Perspectives Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11339 Public Health and Health Policy (Distance Learning) Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11518 Researching Health & Policy: Qualitative Approaches (Online Learning) Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11517 Researching Health & Policy: Quantitative Approaches (Online Learning) Not delivered this year 10

SCQF Level 12 (1 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
PGSP12001 SS1 Principles and Practices of Higher Education Full Year 40
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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