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Social Policy
SCQF Level 08 (10 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
SCPL08017
SV1
Evidence, Economy, and Social Policy
Semester 2
20
SCPL08010
Evidence, Politics and Policy
Not delivered this year
20
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
SCPL08004
SV1
Social Policy and Society
Semester 1
20
SCPL08012
SV1
Understanding Public Policy
Semester 1
20
SCQF Level 10 (26 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
SCPL10012
SV1
Dissertation (MA Social Policy)
Full Year
40
SCPL10046
SV1
Domestic Violence: Concepts, Research and Policy
Semester 1
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
IPHP10004
SV1
International Public Health Policy Project
Full Year
40
SCPL10028
Labour Market Policy in Europe
Not delivered this year
20
SCPL10041
Party Politics and Welfare States in Democratic Capitalism
Not delivered this year
20
SCPL10038
Political Economy of Work and Welfare
Not delivered this year
20
PLIT10093
SV1
Political Work
Semester 1
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 2
20
SCPL10042
SV1
Screening Social Policy
Semester 1
20
IPHP10001
SS1
Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy
Semester 2
20
SCPL10020
Social Inequality and the Life Course
Not delivered this year
20
SCPL10022
SS1
Social Policy Year Abroad Assessment
Full Year
40
SCPL10044
SV1
Understanding sustainable welfare and eco-social policy
Semester 2
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 (33 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
PGSP11104
SV1
Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy
Semester 2
20
PGSP11516
Dissertation (MSc Global Health Policy - Online Learning)
Not delivered this year
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
PGSP11248
SV1
Dissertation MSc Comparative Public Policy
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
60
PGSP11505
SS1
Dissertation MSc by Research Social and Political Science (Social Policy)
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
120
PGSP11604
Eco-social policy and sustainable welfare
Not delivered this year
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 1
20
SCPL11020
Infectious Disease and Global Governance
Not delivered this year
20
PGSP11424
Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science
Not delivered this year
20
PGSP11549
SS1
Placement-Based Dissertation (MSc Global Public Health Unit)
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
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) and beyond
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 2
20
PGSP11439
Education Policy
Not delivered this year
20
SCPL11021
SV1
Global and International Social Policy
Semester 2
20
PGSP11329
Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)
Not delivered this year
20
PGSP11304
SV1
Labour Market Policy: International and Comparative Perspectives
Semester 2
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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