3.5-Term Pathway - Pre-Master's for Business, Law and Social Sciences - Transfer to Master of Arts - Comparative and International Social Policy

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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 - Comparative and International Social Policy The MA in Comparative and International Social Policy will train students in comparative and international policy analysis, research and design. It is ideal for those working or hoping to work in international policy analysis and policy development in governments, charities and NGOs around the world. This MA is especially suitable for: graduates from degrees in social policy, politics, sociology, international studies or other social sciences graduates from other backgrounds who wish to develop a high quality of graduate level research training in social research methods and policy analysis graduates who wish to develop an understanding of comparative and international welfare institutional arrangements those looking to develop a career in social research and/or policy analysis. The University of York has one of the largest concentrations of social policy research in the UK. Its students have access to staff, projects and research across a wide range of social policy areas and internationally-renowned research centres, including the Social Policy Research Unit, Centre for Housing Policy, Social Policy East Asia Exchange, Centre for Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy, Welfare Conditionality and the Centre for Childhood, Youth and Family Research.