Social Policy and Social Research (with Foundation Year)

About this course

Social policy and social research is the study of how welfare states are organised and governed, how social problems are identified and addressed, and how the research methods of the social sciences are used to generate the evidence on which policy decisions can be based. It is a discipline concerned with the practical and political dimensions of inequality, poverty, health, housing, education, and criminal justice, asking both what the problems are and what kinds of intervention might effectively address them. Social research provides the methodological toolkit, including survey design, statistical analysis, qualitative interviewing, and the critical assessment of existing evidence, that policy-relevant social science requires. At the University of Bedfordshire this four-year programme includes a foundation year, providing a supported entry into degree-level study and giving you additi

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →

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