YEAR 1
You will examine the early development of policies and services such as healthcare and social security through a focus on the Beveridge Report of 1942 identifying the “Five Giants” of want disease squalor ignorance and idleness Then using contemporary policies and practices in Glasgow as a lens you will have the opportunity to study current responses to globalisation and social problems such as housing excess mortality youth substance abuse and urban deprivation Overall you will gain an understanding of how social and public policies impact on people and society and you’ll examine how policies can improve people’s welfare and wellbeing

YEAR 2
You will study ideas and major perspectives on welfare and public policy across the world and examine different assumptions on the aims and functions of welfare systems This includes exploring differences in ideological political and social agendas in an international context You will study the politics and power dynamics of policymaking considering how social problems such as welfare reform inequality and the impact of technology and data are constructed and why some are higher on the political agenda than others You will learn to critically evaluate the effectiveness of different policies in addressing people’s needs why certain policies fail and to whom they affect the most and explore the complexity of the policymaking process

You will also study other subjects in 1 and 2 see Flexible degrees

YEARS 3 AND 4
If you progress to Honours 3 and 4 you will choose subjects from a diverse range of topics to suit your interests including

work welfare and the politics of reform
disability and society
health and health inequalities
housing policy welfare and markets
remaking cities dilemmas of 21st-century urban policy
education for citizenship
making public policy in the real world
active citizenship includes a placement in a voluntary or public sector organisation
ideological concepts and values
utopias welfare theory and social policies for a “good society”
big data policy and power
youth policy and welfare cross cultural perspectives

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it