理学学士（荣誉）-社会政策

该课程主要分析英国和国际社会如何以及为什么制定和实施社会政策：有关贫困，不平等和社会需求的关键问题如何受到理论，政治，治理和福利交付的影响。该课程将重点放在就业能力上，并将理论和应用知识与理解，实用的社会研究技能以及一系列软技能（包括在公共部门，私营部门和志愿部门就业所必需的）牢固地结合在一起。在2012年，2014年和2016年的年度英国全国学生调查中，阿尔斯特大学的社会政策最近三次获得100％的“总体满意度”。阿尔斯特大学的社会政策在2016年大学学科联盟的学生满意度上排名英国第二“完整的大学指南”表
This course addresses key questions around human need, welfare, inequality and wealth distribution. In an increasingly uncertain and fast-changing world, questions around human need, welfare, inequality and wealth distribution are to the fore of public discourse and affect all our lives. These debates are at the heart of social policy. In studying this degree, students will explore how concerns such as new social risks and precarity are experienced by individuals and communities and addressed by policy. These significant challenges require students to critically engage with historical perspectives and contrasting conceptual approaches. Students will also be expected to develop their understanding of the complexities of policy making and governance at regional, national and international levels. Graduates have high employment rates, pursuing careers in the public sector, working in local or central government, helping to formulate policy, or manage key services. Some build careers in the voluntary sector and in campaigning organisations with a focus on social issues, others pursue a career in social research methods, as a research assistant or research officer, working as part of a team. Graduates are well equipped with the skills to work in other areas such as management and research consultancy. Some proceed to further study, pursuing a PhD or one of a range of MSc degrees including Social Policy, Criminology and Health Promotion. This degree may give exemption from some aspects of study for those seeking professional qualifications in housing and health service management, and is a popular route into the fast-track social work qualification.