New MAs in

·         International Social Policy; and

·         International Social Policy & Organised Civil Society

These Masters programmes are now available from the School of Social Policy, Sociology & Social Research (SSPSSR) at  the University of Kent. We are the  UK’s  European university, and deliver the programme  in the historic city of Canterbury, with access by train to London (1 hour) , Paris (2 hrs) and Brussels.

  Convenors: Jeremy Kendall & Peter Taylor-Gooby
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·         The MA is a 12 month full-time or 24-month part-time course at an advanced level, taught by leading academics in international and comparative social policy. A 9 month Diploma option is also available.

The courses will allow you to develop:
•       Advanced understanding of current debates, theories and concepts relevant to international social policy
•       Country-specific as well as cross-national empirical and theoretical knowledge of current challenges and processes of transformation of welfare systems.
•       An understanding of, and capacity to think critically about, the key policy contributions of, and roles fulfilled by, the State, the market, and civil society  
•       Skills in research design and data collection in areas relevant to, or forming part of, social policy.
•       Familiarity with using the primary and secondary data needed to develop research in international social policy

Core modules
•       International Social Policy (both programmes)

•       Design Philosophy and Ethics of Social Enquiry (both programmes)

•       Techniques of data analysis (both programmes)

•       Organised civil society and the third sector (core for ISPOCS only)

•       Key issues in international social policy (core for ISP only)

Optional Modules currently include (this list is subject to revision):
•       Using Secondary and Qualitative Data
•       Social Science Perspectives on Environmental Issues
•       Social and Political Movements
•       Making and Implementing Health Policy
•       Organized civil society and the third sector
•       Gender and family in a global society
•       International migration: Issues & Perspectives
•       Quantitative Analysis
•       Environmental Politics
•       Urban Sociology
•       Terrorism and Modern Society
 
Help with fees:
ESRC scholarships may be used to support study on these and other postgraduate programmes; bursaries are also available from the School and the University to help with the costs of postgraduate study more generally: Applications for the course and for bursaries may be made online at:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/studying/postgrad/apply/index.html

Closing date for bursary applications: Friday 5 March