社会政策与经济学（荣誉）文学士学位

社会政策是一门理论和应用学科，它借鉴了许多不同的学科，例如历史，社会学，人类学，经济学，法律，心理学和政治学，以增进我们对不同社会如何组织其资源以满足个人和社会需求以及如何实现的理解。他们衡量这些领域的进展。这项新的社会政策学位课程为您提供了更多了解苏格兰社会面临的社会和经济挑战的机会，并使您能够将其置于更广阔的国际和比较视野中。在最近的全球经济危机之后，经济学比以往任何时候都更加重要和相关。关于货币，银行业务，利率，税收和政府支出的决策会影响我们所有人，并产生全球影响。经济学旨在了解经济中不同主体（消费
Why this courseSocial Policy examines the ways in which societies distribute resources and develop services to meet individual and social needs. Key social policy issues examined include poverty; economic, race, age and gender inequality; social justice health; education; criminal justice and housing.It utilises a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to improve our understanding of how societies organise their resources to meet individual and social needs and how they measure progress in these areas.This programme gives you the opportunity to learn more about the social and economic challenges facing Scottish society and place these in a broader international perspective. It draws on disciplines such as history, sociology, anthropology, economics, law, psychology, social anthropology and politics.Following the recent global economic crisis, economics is more important and relevant than ever. Decisions on money, banking, interest rates, taxation and government spending affect us all, with global consequences.Our degree will give you the ability to explain complex data in simple terms to different audiences. You’ll also develop excellent mathematical, statistical and problem-solving skills.CareersThe most common employment destinations for social policy graduates include:local & national government policy development and researchregional & urban developmentbusiness administration & managementthird sectorcharity research & policy developmentchildren’s serviceseducationhealth & social welfareprotective servicesEconomists can work across many different industries and often go on to specialise in individual areas, such as agriculture and manufacturing.Our Economics graduates find work in accountancy and business services, retail and investment banking, insurance, government and industry. Job titles include:economistauditormanagement accountantbusiness analystinvestment analystrisk consultantcommercial manager