SOCIAL POLICY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW


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BSc Social Policy with Criminology A-levels ABB (BBC†


) IB 32 (29† )


BSc Social Policy with Criminology allows you to specialise in the study of criminology within a social policy degree. It explores the nature, extent and causes of crime, social harm and deviance in national and international contexts, as well as examining the policy responses to them, within a broader conceptual and theoretical framework of social policy.


The course seeks to address key questions such as: What are the serious crimes and other social harms that people experience? Why do they occur? How effective is criminal justice in tackling and responding to crimes and social harms? Are rising imprisonment rates the answer? Is it possible to imagine alternative systems of justice? What role does or should social policy play in these debates?


BSc Social Policy and Politics A-levels AAB (BBB†


) IB 34 (31† )


This course combines social policy and its focus on wellbeing with politics and its consideration of power: who exercises it and for whom. The first year introduces key skills and concepts within social policy so that you can familiarise yourself with theoretical, comparative, and historical analyses. Politics at Bristol is organised around three themes: political theory, comparative and national politics, and international relations. You will study the politics of individual countries and governments, and the relationships between countries, communities and individuals.


There are obvious links between these two subject areas: politics drives us to think about how society should be organised and how communities and states interact. In turn, this prompts considerations of how wellbeing is unevenly distributed in contemporary societies and the forms of social organisation necessary to enhance our lives. You will also have the opportunity to spend half a year studying abroad at a partner university.


bristol.ac.uk/social-policy


BSc Social Policy and Sociology A-levels ABB (BBC†


) IB 32 (29† )


This Joint Honours degree explores different ways of developing an understanding of crucial issues within public and social life. It combines the focus of social policy on wellbeing with sociology’s insight into how contemporary societies operate.


Sociology explores the structures of societies and how they constitute social patterns. This is crucial to our understanding of how different groups in society experience wellbeing, as well as the dynamics needed to change patterns of inequality.


You will have the opportunity to spend half a year studying abroad at a partner university.


The School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies and the School for Policy Studies both have an impressive reputation for teaching and research.


Single Honours BSc Social Policy 3 years


BSc Social Policy with Criminology 3 years


BSc Social Policy with Management 3 years


BSc Social Policy with Quantitative Research Methods 3 years


BSc Social Policy with Study Abroad 4 years


MSci Social Policy with Quantitative Research Methods 4 years


Joint Honours BSc Social Policy and Politics 3 years LL42


BSc Social Policy and Sociology 3 years


LL43 Academic entry requirements


The University recognises a wide range of UK and international qualifications for admission; for further details please see p48


Typical standard offer for BSc Social Policy


A-levels ABB


IB Diploma 32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level Typical contextual offer†


Policy A-levels BBC


IB Diploma 29 points overall with 14 at Higher Level Other requirements


GCSE Standard numeracy requirement (C in GCSE Mathematics or equivalent) and Standard literacy requirement (C in GCSE English or equivalent)


Part-time study Yes (six years with daytime, weekday teaching)


English language profile B (see p48) †


Contextual offer; see p46 for BSc Social L400 LM49 LN42 p132 L404 p132


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