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Social & Public Policy (SocSci)

  • MA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 15/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
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Course summary

Social & Public Policy focuses on finding ways to address global and societal challenges such as poverty and inequality, housing, health, technology, and sustainability. The programme applies ideas from political science, sociology and economics to understand how governments shape their responses to address people’s needs, welfare and wellbeing.

The Social & Public Policy Teaching Team was awarded the prestigious Social Policy Association/Policy Press Outstanding Teaching Award 2020, in recognition of UofG’s excellence and innovation in teaching in social policy in the UK (SPA 2020).

Social Policy at Glasgow was ranked joint top in the UK for student satisfaction in the NSS 2019.

You’ll have the valuable opportunity of a work placement with a voluntary or public sector organisation.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

Study options

  • MA (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 15/09/2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
L430
Institution code:
G28
Campus name:
Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

How to apply

This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
  • EU
  • International
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Republic of Ireland

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
L430
Institution code:
G28
Campus name:
Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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