University of York

BA (Hons) Social and Public Policy (Ethics and Justice)

University of YorkYork, United Kingdom

Course overview

Understand the diversity of human needs and how social and public policies affect social progress

Key highlights

  • Explores the diversity of human needs and social progress
  • Examines how social and public policies affect society
  • Specialist pathway focused on ethics and justice

Entry requirements

  • A-level: BBB — A levels: BBB
  • Access to HE Diploma: Distinction — 21 credits at Distinction and 24 credits at Merit or higher
  • BTEC: DDM — BTEC National Extended Diploma: DDM
  • International qualifications — European Baccalaureate: 75% overall
  • International Baccalaureate: 31 — overall
  • T-level: Merit — overall including grade B in the Core in the following T Level subjects: Accounting
  • Scottish Highers: BBBBB — Scottish Highers; Advanced Highers - not required for entry We may also be able to consider three Advanced Highers or a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers, where an applicant d

Scholarships

  • Architecture Academic Excellence Scholarships

    Funding: £1,000

    Up to £1,000

  • Choral Scholarship

    £1,000. 6 total (1 per year group) £3,000

    Up to £1,000

  • Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship

  • English and Related Literature International Scholarships

    Funding: £1,000.

    Up to £1,000

  • Equal Access Scholarship (Undergraduate)

  • International Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship

    Funding: up to £10,000 (for first year of study only).

  • Robert Ackrill Haigh Scholarship

    One payment of £1000

    Up to £1,000

  • York Minster Choral Scholarships

    Up to £8,000 per annum

Careers this course leads to

  • Policy Officer
  • Research Officer
  • Charity Project Coordinator
  • Local Government Officer
  • Civil Service Policy Adviser
  • Community Development Worker

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,535 (TBC) | International: £26,900

Admission

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