MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Research)
Programme Code: TMISPPRE
Department: Social Policy
For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory units, options to the value of 1.0 unit and a dissertation as shown.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
SP401 Understanding Policy Research (0.5) # and SP420 Understanding Policy Research (Advanced) (0.5) # | |
Paper 2 |
One 0.5 unit course from: | |
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MY451L Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) 1 (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY451M Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) 2 (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # 3 (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY452M Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # 4 (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) # | |
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and one 0.5 unit course from: | |
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MY421L Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) 5 (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY421M Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) 6 (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5) # | |
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Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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PP4X6 Welfare Analysis and Measurement (1.0) (not available 2024/25) | |
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SP400 International Social and Public Policy (0.5) | |
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SP403 Academic & Professional Skills Development for Social Policy (0.0) # | |
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SP410 Migration: Current Research, Critical Approaches (0.5) | |
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SP411 Social Policy and Development (0.5) | |
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SP412 Non-Governmental Organisations, Social Policy and Development (0.5) # | |
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SP413 Understanding Social (Dis)advantage (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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SP414 Ethnicity, Race and Social Policy (0.5) | |
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SP415 Urbanisation and Social Policy in the Global Souths (0.5) # | |
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SP417 Sexuality, Everyday Lives and Social Policy in Developing Countries (0.5) # | |
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SP418 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) | |
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SP419 Social Movements, Activism, and Social Policy (0.5) | |
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SP430 Social Security Policies (0.5) | |
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SP432 Education Policy, Reform and Financing (0.5) | |
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SP434 Behavioural Public Policy (0.5) | |
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SP435 Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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SP441 Politics of Social Policy (0.5) | |
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SP471 Issues in Contemporary Policing (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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SP472 Illegal Drugs and Their Control: The Making of a Modern Myth (0.5) # (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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SP473 Policing, Security and Globalisation (0.5) | |
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SP475 Riots, Disorder and Urban Violence (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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Relevant outside options subject to agreement by the programme director. | |
Paper 4 |
SP499 Dissertation - International Social & Public Policy (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
1 : MY451L can not be taken with MY451M
2 : MY451M can not be taken with MY451L
3 : MY452L can not be taken with MY452M
4 : MY452M can not be taken with MY452L
5 : MY421L can not be taken with MY421M
6 : MY421M can not be taken with MY421L
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