Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Programme Catalogue 2010/11 |
THSP-AFM04: MSc International Social Policy |
Leading to the award of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL POLICY |
Mode of attendance: Full-time |
| Year 1 |
Semester 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| XX50134 | Quantitative methods 1: introduction to quantitative methods | 6 Credits |
| SP50075 | Comparative European social policy | 6 Credits |
| SP50139 | International policy analysis 1 | 6 Credits |
| SP50163 | Issues in international social policy 1 | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| Students with an adequate previous command of quantitative methods may take one of the options below in place of XX50134. |
| AA00001 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| EU50607 | Multilevel governance and multilayered citizenship in Europe | 6 Credits |
| SP50123 | Business, society and states: corporate power and accountability | 6 Credits |
| SP50134 | Globalisation 1: political sociology of globalisation | 6 Credits |
| ZZ50001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| SP50080 | Globalisation & economic insecurity: social policy challenges | 6 Credits |
| SP50164 | Issues in international social policy 2 | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| EU50605 | The politics of migration | 6 Credits |
| SP50122 | Comparative research methods | 6 Credits |
| SP50144 | Research for policy: concepts, methods and values | 6 Credits |
| SP50225 | Globalisation 2: political economy of globalisation | 6 Credits |
| SP50229 | International policy analysis 2 | 6 Credits |
| ZZ50005 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Dissertation Period |
| Compulsory Units |
| SP50165 | Dissertation in international social policy | 30 Credits |