Social Policy is about understanding how we can improve human well-being through tackling intractable social problems and delivering better-quality public services. As an applied social science, Social Policy provides a useful and relevant bridge between politics, sociology and economics and it draws on insights from these disciplines to analyse current policy and consider how we can achieve improvements. Social Policy asks questions such as: How much responsibility falls to the individual or to society and the state when an individual is homeless, unemployed, poor or ill? Should the welfare state offer care and protection to everyone 'from the cradle to the grave' or should society help those who help themselves? Do people have a right to a basic income, a home, a job and education, or are obligations and duties more important than rights? Against a backdrop of social and economic upheaval it is more important than ever to understand the effects of government policies on individuals, families and communities, and the practical, political and ideological reasons underlying the formation of specific social policies. Our degrees concentrate overall on policy in the UK and Ireland, but also take a comparative perspective that explores, where appropriate, how other nations provide public services.
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
LL43
Institution code:
Q75
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
A-level General Studies and Critical Thinking are normally excluded from offers. However, the grade achieved may be taken into account when results are published in August and may be used in a tie-break situation.
Separate targets are shown for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers but offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of the two.
Successful completion of the Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 60 credits is required, including 45 credits at Level 3 and 15 at Level 2.
Separate targets are shown for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers but offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of the two.
Successful completion of BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (180 credits) with 100 credits at Distinction grade and 80 credits at Merit grade.
Successful completion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma with 32 points overall including 6,5,5 at Higher Level
Successful completion of BTEC National Extended Diploma (1080 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) at Level 3) with 540 GLH (including externally assessed units) at Distinction and 540 GLH at Merit.
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English language requirements
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
85%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
55%
Go onto work and study:
80%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
4530.0
Year 1
Republic of Ireland
4530.0
Year 1
EU
17400.0
Year 1
International
17400.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Fees listed are for 2021-22. The tuition fees for 2022-23 are not yet available.
http://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Undergraduate/Fees-and-scholarships/
Provider information
University Road
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Belfast
BT7 1NN
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