硕士 （SocSci）（荣誉）社会和公共政策

社会与公共政策关注贫困，无家可归和健康不良等社会问题。该计划运用政治学，社会学和经济学的思想来探索政府如何塑造自己的反应，并理解公共政策对社会的影响。您将获得与志愿组织或公共部门组织一起工作的宝贵机会。您将通过着眼于1942年著名的《贝弗里奇报告》来研究为消除战后社会问题而制定的政策和服务（如健康和社会保障）的发展，该报告确定了匮乏，疾病，肮脏，无知和懒惰的五大巨人。 。然后，利用格拉斯哥的经验作为镜头，您将有机会研究对诸如犯罪，青年团伙，滥用毒品和城市贫困等社会问题的当前应对措施。您将研究有关福利和公共
Social and 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. Social and Public Policy focuses on social problems such as poverty, homelessness and ill-health. The programme applies ideas from political science, sociology and economics to explore how governments shape their responses, and to understand the impacts of public policy on society.<br><br>This degree provides many of the analytical, literary and teamwork skills that employers are looking for. Our graduates pursue careers as managers, professionals and policy analysts in the private, voluntary and public sectors including central and local government, in the UK and internationally. They work in diverse fields including housing, health, social services, advocacy, city planning, education, media and commerce.