Undergraduate

Sociology and Social Policy with a Foundation Year

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Overview

Sociology and Social Policy with a Foundation Year is taught at a number of UK universities, and the entry terms are set department by department rather than nationally. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.

Teaching in Social Policy is reading led, with methods training in the middle years and a dissertation at the end.

The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too.

Applications open around a year ahead of the intake. Getting the documents together early is what keeps the September date realistic.

Entry requirements

English
IELTS 6.0 level requirementThis is the English requirement the university publishes for study at this level, not one printed for this course. Most departments ask for exactly this and some ask for more, so it tells you what to aim at rather than what you will be asked for. Send us the course and we will confirm the requirement it actually sets, including any minimum in each paper.

Careers opportunities

Trains you to analyse and design the systems that deliver welfare, housing, health and education. Local and central government are the main employers and both hire analysts continuously.

Roles graduates go into

  • Policy officer or analyst
  • Social researcher
  • Commissioning and contracts officer
  • Programme and delivery manager
  • Welfare and housing adviser
  • Evaluation specialist

Where they work

  • Central and local government
  • Housing associations and charities
  • Research agencies and think tanks
  • NHS and integrated care boards
  • Consultancies
After the course

The civil service fast stream, or a research master's for analytical and evaluation posts.

Fees and funding

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Where you will study

Swansea University

We work with one other university in Swansea, so settling on the place still leaves a choice inside it.

The region
Wales
Universities we list in Swansea
2 this one among them
Courses there, all told
467 across every university we list in it
Swansea
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