MPhil/PhD Social Policy
University of LincolnBrayford Pool, United Kingdom
Course overview
Social policy is concerned with how society provides for human needs and responds to social problems such as poverty, inequality, unemployment and crime. It focuses on the responses offered by a range of social actors including government, civil society, families, the market, the voluntary and third sectors. Postgraduate research in the School of Social and Political Sciences is informed by the expertise of its team of academics, who have long-standing links to government, research organisations, and the voluntary sector.
Opportunities for research are available across a range of topics in social and political sciences. Current students' research projects in the field of sociology include: -Family Welfare Policy -Covid-19 Socio-economic Shocks on Vulnerable Groups in Nigeria -Female Labour Migration and Domestic Work in Lincolnshire -Reducing Conflict in the Family Courts System
Key highlights
- Research supervised by academics with links to government and voluntary sector
- Explores responses to poverty, inequality, unemployment and crime
- Examines roles of government, civil society, families, markets and third sector
- Current projects include family welfare policy and family courts conflict
- Student research spans migration, domestic work and Covid-19 socio-economic impacts
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 7 — 7.0 IELTS 7.0
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
Global Postgraduate Scholarship
The Global Postgraduate Scholarship is valued at £2,000 and will be awarded to eligible students as a tuition fee discount in the first year of their studies.
Up to £2,000International Alumni Scholarship
The International Alumni Scholarship is valued at £2,000 and will be awarded to eligible students as a tuition fee discount for the first year of a postgraduate taught or postgraduate research programme.
Up to £2,000Lincoln Alumni MSc School of Health and Social Care Scholarship
£1000 will be paid directly to the student for each year of study for each completed academic year of study, with part-time students eligible for a pro-rata payment.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Social policy researcher
- Policy analyst
- University lecturer
- Government social researcher
- Third sector policy officer
- Research consultant
Cost of study
International: £16,900 per year
Admission
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