MA Disability and Social Policy
If you want to examine recent developments in disability and social policy…
- And analyse and investigate key debates, concepts and practices…
If you work, or plan to work, in the public or private spheres of healthcare or social care…
- And want to examine developments in institutional and community-based care...
…then the MA in Disability and Social Policy is the programme for you.
The MA in Disability and Social Policy provides a firm foundation for you to consider, and critically analyse, specific disability-related issues within the context of current welfare policies, practices and research. The programme examines the various intellectual paths and strategies available for investigating key concepts and debates within Disability and Social Policy.
We examine current and future developments in institutional and community-based care and support services for disabled people and their families. You will also explore the recent trend towards 'independent living', and greater user autonomy and control within welfare policy.
The MA in Disability and Social Policy draws on the expertise of scholars and researchers from the internationally-renowned Centre for Disability Studies in the School of Sociology and Social Policy. It is the first postgraduate programme that focuses exclusively on the relationship between these two areas of social investigation in the UK.
Key Information
Start Date: 24 September
Duration:
12 months full-time
24 months part-time
Entry requirements:
a good honours degree in a social science discipline.
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Funding information
Admissions Contact
School of Sociology and Social Policy
Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 8056