社会政策（荣誉）文学士学位探讨社会问题的产生方式，政府的反应方式以及对社会及其公民的影响。学生可以学习必要的技能，以批判性地分析政策的有效性和公平性，并探索公众和媒体的反应。除了其核心思想之外，社会政策还借鉴了其他社会科学学科的内容，包括社会学，政治学，哲学，经济学，和法律。学生可以使用这些方法来研究诸如福利，贫困和不平等之类的思想，解决棘手且经常引起争议的话题（包括新闻中的当前问题）。该课程的教学由社会政治学院的研究人员提供专业知识，定期为国家政策辩论做出贡献。
Creating effective social policies is key to tackling the big issues we face in society today such as poverty, health inequality, and unemployment.<br><br>This course enables you to explore how social problems arise, how governments react, and the impact this has on citizens and communities.<br><br>The BA (Hons) Social Policy degree draws on a range of social science disciplines in addition to its core focus. These include sociology, politics, philosophy, economics, and law. You can use these approaches to examine welfare, poverty, and inequality, tackling difficult and often controversial topics, including current issues in the news.<br><br>The first year introduces core concepts that provide a platform from which to scrutinise social policy issues in detail. You can examine social problems and policies in the UK and internationally, and how to conduct and apply social science research.<br><br>In the second and third years, you'll be able to build on these foundations by choosing from a range of optional modules. These modules, which often reflect staff research expertise, provide an insight into topics such as education, law, ethics, work, crime, human rights, race and racism, and the making and implementation of policies.<br><br>Modules can include Social Issues and Social Justice, Key Social Science Concepts, Debating Welfare States, Comparative Politics and Policy, Ideology into Practice, and Analysing the Policy Process.