MSc Health & Social Policy

The Health and Social Policy course offered by the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow is a postgraduate course designed to equip students with knowledge and skills to become capable and competent advocates for populations who need assistance to live in good health. The programme provides an understanding of social policy in a broad social scientific perspective, encouraging a comparative, rather than an instructive, approach.Course Content: The curriculum is interdisciplinary in nature, touching aspects of politics, sociology, history, and economics. This way, it covers a range of areas to include issues of health and well-being, ageing, labour market participation, wealth, and poverty.Key Modules: These include Research Design, Qualitative Methods, Comparative Public Policy, Care in Contemporary Society, Strategy and Performance, Housing Contexts, and Human Rights in Comparative perspective. The student will also undertake a dissertation as a major part of the course, for which they can choose a topic related to health and social policy.Accreditations: This course is offered by the School of Social Work & Social Policy, which is a member of the Association of British Professional Conference Associations (ABPCO) and is a course offering FutureLearn courses.Future Careers: Graduates of this course can expect to find opportunities worldwide in Government and non-Government organisations, think tanks and charities. These roles might include policy making and implementation, consultancy, research or academia.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.Health and Social Policy