2.5-Term Pathway - Pre-Master's for Business, Law and Social Sciences - Transfer to Master of Arts - Global Social Policy

Join the Pre-Master's for Business and Law at Kaplan College, London. Prepare for a Master's in Global Social Policy. Apply now for international student support!

Program Description If you hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, but don’t meet the entry requirements for a master’s, a Pre-Master’s can help you gain a place on a postgraduate degree. For progression to the 1st year of a postgraduate degree at the University of York. Your course length is determined mainly by your English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. If your course is longer than 2 terms, you’ll take additional modules designed to improve one or more of your English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects. Master of Arts - Global Social Policy The study of global social policy is an area of increasing interest, both academically and as an applied subject. It is especially relevant given the growing importance of supranational and international social policy discourse and policy interventions in tackling social problems. This course will enable students to engage effectively and critically with the theoretical and empirical dimensions of global social policy development. It offers a combination of taught coursework and a supervised dissertation. So students will have the opportunity to develop detailed knowledge of social policy in a global context. Through their own guided research project they will explore aspects of social policy in which they have a particular interest. This MA is especially suitable for: prospective social policy analysts and researchers with an interest in global and/or international social and public policy professionals working on social policy in international organisations and development agencies, global advocacy agencies and international non-governmental organisations graduates from social policy, politics, sociology or international studies degrees who want to hone their undergraduate studies in a more focused area of study potential PhD students who want to develop their theoretical and empirical skills in this area.