Postgraduate TaughtSocial Policy
Postgraduate courses in Social Policy
Encouraging critical thinking and independent research, our programmes provide graduates with a wide-ranging international perspective on the latest theory and debates around social need, its causes and societal responses, past and present.
As well as being the perfect stepping stone to further research, our expert faculty equip graduates with the knowledge and research skills to work in a variety of organisations effecting positive change locally and globally, including those tackling poverty, inequality and promoting human rights.
Our Masters programmes
Browse our portfolio of Masters programmes in Social Policy.
MSc Criminology & Social Policy
Start date: January
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
This course will provide you with a critical and nuanced understanding of criminology, criminal justice and social policy, and of the wider political, economic and social context within which criminological research takes place.
MSc Health & Social Policy
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
Develop your understanding of how key health and social policies and outcomes intersect while training in research methods.
MSc International Social Welfare
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
Develop a critical understanding of global social issues and explore the complexities, challenges and dilemmas experienced by professionals in the fields of social work and social policy.
MSc Social Policy
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time
Expand your knowledge of contemporary issues facing social welfare and wellbeing and how social policy responds to them.
MSc Social Policy (Research Methods)
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
Expand your knowledge of contemporary issues facing social welfare and wellbeing and how social policy responds to them.
I ultimately decided on Strathclyde because I was impressed by progressive and people-centred publications being published from the Department of Social Work and Social Policy. I knew I wanted to study at an institution that valued such impactful research.
MSc Social Policy (Research Methods)
Fees & funding
Applicants ordinarily resident in Scotland
SAAS offer postgraduate tuition fee loans of up to £7,000 per year. Full time students can also apply for a living cost loan of up to £6,900, making the total funding available £13,900.
EU residents
EU residents applying to full-time, face-to-face postgraduate taught programmes may be eligible for an EU Engagement Scholarship worth £5,000.
Non-EU international residents
Non-EU international students beginning full-time, face-to-face postgraduate taught programmes in 2024/25 may be eligible for a scholarship worth between £4,000 and £5,000.
Contact us
Email: hass-pgt-admissions@strath.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 444 8600
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