2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
MArts, BA Social and Public Policy (no longer recruiting)
| Programme code: | MABA-SOC/PP | UCAS code: | L431 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Simon Prideaux | Contact address: | s.j.prideaux@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
Entry requirements:
AAB
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Sociology and Social Policy
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Sociology and Social Policy
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Social Policy
Programme specification:
At the end of the programme students should:
- an in-depth knowledge and understanding of social and public policy informed by current scholarship and research, including a critical awareness of current issues and developments in the subject
- the ability to study independently in the subject
- the ability to use a range of techniques and research methods applicable to advanced scholarship in the subject.
equipped to enter doctoral study in social or public policy or a related subject or to take up employment
The programme will:
- Be one of the first programmes of its kind in the discipline.
- Provide students with the opportunity to develop their learning through placement and project opportunities
- Allow students the opportunity to contribute to the local community through direct engagement with community organisations and local employers
- Provide students with the skills required for Doctoral level study or higher level employment
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SLSP1160 | Understanding and Researching the City | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1170 | Understanding and Researching Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP1190 | Identities, Inequalities and Policy in Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP1210 | Formations of Modernity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1220 | Social Policy: Poor Laws to the Present | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SLSP2010 | Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods Pre-requisite for: SLSP3051 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP2650 | Key Debates in Social Policy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP2975 | Social and Public Policy beyond the University | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| PIED2703 | Comparative Public Policy | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| SLSP2020 | Crime, Law and Regulation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2040 | Disability Studies: An Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2050 | The Sociology of Gender | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2062 | Health and Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2145 | Crime, Race and Ethnicity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2150 | Debates in Childhood and Youth | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2675 | Sociology of Work | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2690 | Racism, ethnicity, migration and decolonial studies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2953 | Urban Disorders, Social Divisions and Social Control | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SLSP3051 | Social Policy Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following key debates modules:
| SLSP3120 | Disability Rights and the International Policy Context | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3160 | Education, Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3211 | State Crime and Immorality | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3220 | Contemporary Children, Young People and Families | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3242 | The Social Life of Data | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3961 | Protest and Social Movements | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3991 | Understanding Interpersonal Violence | 20 credits |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following 30 credit module:
| SLSP5236M | Social and Public Policy Applied Project | 30 credits | Not running in 201718 |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits of research modules from List A OR 60 credits from List B, plus a further 30 credits of optional modules:
LIST A:
Candidates will be required to study the following research methods modules:
| SLSP5117M | Issues in Social Policy Analysis and Research | 30 credits | ||
| SLSP5233M | Evaluation Research | 30 credits |
LIST B:
Candidates will be required to study the following research methods modules
| SLSP5110M | Quantitative Research Methods | 30 credits | ||
| SLSP5111M | Qualitative Research Methods | 30 credits |
Candidates will be requires to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:
| SLSP5148M | Researching Care in Comparative Perspective | 30 credits | ||
| SLSP5234M | From Conception to the Grave: Health in a Global Context | 30 credits | ||
| SLSP5414M | Debates on Disability Theory and Research | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Last updated: 28/04/2017
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