About This Course
Social Policy is about the study of welfare in its widest sense. It studies the variety of ways in which welfare can be provided, paid for and regulated, and compares the different approaches nation states take to the welfare of their citizens and others.
This course course allows you to study Social Policy as part of a joint honours degree (50% social policy, 50% Childhood Studies and Youth).
Social Policy may also be undertaken through the medium of Welsh in the course BA Cymdeithaseg a Pholisi Cymdeithasol.
Why choose Bangor University for this course?
- We aim to provide a friendly and informal learning environment.
- The degree structure is flexible enough to offer a range of specialisms and a breadth of choice.
- The introductory year’s work is designed to build your confidence, whatever your background.
- We use a variety of learning approaches and, as well as the development of personal skills, we emphasise the development of practical skills in observation, interpretation, information processing and presentation, all of which will be valued by employers.
Course Content
You will have a lecture each week for each module you undertake plus a seminar associated with each lecture which will be taken in small groups. You will also complete reading, library research, project work and preparation for presentations. Some modules will involve project and/or small group work. Your dissertation involves research in an area of your choice.
What will you study on this course?
The compulsory modules provide an introduction to the key concepts, historical background and contemporary issues relating to social policy, as well as an introduction to research skills.
Year 1
Core Modules:
- Doing Social Research
- Understanding Society
- Health and Welfare Issues
Plus 60 credits in the other Joint Honours subject.
Years 2 and 3
Core modules provide a thorough grounding in key theoretical perspectives, comparative studies in social policy and research methodologies. You will also work independently (with supervision) on an extended piece of written work to be submitted as a dissertation.
Year 2
- Poverty and Social Exclusion
- Personal Social Services
The remaining credits will be made up between compulsory modules in your other subject and, in some cases, optional modules.
Year 3
- Dissertation
- Housing Policy
- Issues in Housing
- Mental Illness
The remaining credits will be made up between compulsory modules in your subject and, in some cases, optional modules.
Careers
Through studying this subject you will gain a good background for careers in areas such as health service management, research, social housing and social and community work
EXPLORE MORE IN SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
Sociology allows you to investigate social life and the way it shapes our behaviour, beliefs and identity. By studying Social Policy, you’ll be looking at social relations and systems that maintain and promote human wellbeing.
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