Department of Social & Policy Sciences Programme Catalogue 2024/25
UHSP-AFB14: BSc (hons) Applied Social Studies
Route: BSc(Hons) Applied Social Studies
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 3 Years
[Page last updated: 15 April 2024]
This course is for students who will be in Year 3 or later in 2024/25
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| This course is being replaced Years 1 and 2 of this version of the course are not available in 2024/25. |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Final Stage
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SP30280 | Applied social studies dissertation | 18 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select 24 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SP30013 | Social protection and welfare reform | 6 Credits |
| SP30248 | Social work with children and families 2 | 6 Credits |
| SP30257 | Working in a social care organisation | 6 Credits |
| SP30259 | Mental health social work 2 | 6 Credits |
| SP30288 | Lobbying, policy communications and democracy | 6 Credits |
| SP30304 | Social work with adults 2 | 12 Credits |
| SP30370 | Drugs, crime and society | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select 3 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SP30129 | Sexual violence: explanations, responses & debates | 6 Credits |
| SP30286 | Policy evaluation | 6 Credits |
| SP30363 | Incarceration | 6 Credits |
| SP30371 | The sociology of experts and evidence | 6 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list