School of Sociology and Social Policy

BA Politics and Social Policy combines the study of Social Policy at the School of Sociology and Social Policy with the study of Politics at the School of Politics and International Studies.

This course gives you the opportunity to explore how governments deliver welfare to citizens, and examines how modern societies understand poverty, human need and equality.

You can immerse yourself in fundamental social policy concerns, and investigate specific social policies of governments and other agencies, assessing how such policies impact on people's day-to-day lives.

You will also study the main political theories that structure our political systems, the wider social forces that shape political life, and gain a firm grounding in the institutions and practices of modern political systems.

You will examine British politics, and analyse international issues. You can explore the political systems of other countries, and track the evolution of global politics from the rise of the modern state to the present day.

BA Politics and Social Policy

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