Study location	United Kingdom, London (Greenwich Campus)
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Study language	English
Awards	MA

Tuition fee	To be confirmed

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) An undergraduate degree classification of 2.1 or above in a relevant discipline The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English IELTS: 6.5 or above CAE: 176 or above

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. gre.ac.uk/pg/ach/socialpolicy

Overview

Our MA Applied Social Policy and Practice programme provides students with the conceptual knowledge, theories and principles central to social policy making and social welfare service provision.

The applied, inter-disciplinary nature of this programme enables students to develop social research skills and specialist study in related areas of policy interest (for example education, health, housing, and immigration).

Students are able to understand and contextualise UK social policy within broader European Union (EU) and international policy frameworks. Students are equipped with practical and transferable research and analytical skills needed for developing policy responses to service delivery provision.

Programme structure

Full time
Dissertation (60 credits)

Contemporary Social Policy: Debates and Analysis (15 credits)

Understanding the policy process: theories and practice (15 credits)

Family Lives and the State (15 credits)

Qualitative research methods for social policy (15 credits)

Quantitative research methods for policy analysis (15 credits)

Globalisation and Development (15 credits)

‘Race’, Migration and Citizenship (15 credits

Looking Out: Third sector and community organisations, (15 credits)

Career opportunities

Some of the options open to graduates of this degree include:

Social research
Policy analysis and planning
Careers in social and community services
Human services
Climate change and development
Social market research
Teaching in the field of social science
Activism and advocacy.

These may be within community-based organisations, trade unions, local government, marketing and social research organisations, private consultancies or government policy agencies.