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UCAS CODE: L400

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

International social and public policy analyses real world issues such as poverty, disadvantage, international development, welfare and work.

It centres on understanding and addressing social problems in society and examines the formation and implementation of policy, and how this affects people's wellbeing. As a multidisciplinary subject, it draws on theories and expertise from subjects such as sociology, politics and economics.

The BSc International Social and Public Policy aims to provide an understanding of how policies are formulated and implemented in industrialised societies, transition economies and the Global South. The Department takes a comparative, international and contemporary perspective: investigating the changing role of states, the non-profit sector, the market and informal providers like families and communities in producing social welfare.

You will study a broad range of topics from social, economic and political standpoints. These include citizenship, education, health and social care, international development and urbanisation as well as cross-cutting dimensions such as gender, ethnicity and the impact of globalisation. You will examine issues such as poverty and wellbeing, levels of social protection and their eligibility conditions, the nature of private-public partnerships, or the mix of public and private schools.

You can also choose to take a specialism in Development, which focuses on middle and low-income countries and the way in which social and public policy are discussed, produced and implemented to deal with inequalities and to increase wellbeing.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 24,720per year

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University information

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

  • University League Table

    3rd

  • Campus address

    London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, Houghton Street, Westminster, WC2A 2AE, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    1st out of 42

    5th out of 101 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 193
    180 86%

    4th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    86.0 86%

    2nd

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.74 75%

    22nd

    10
  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    171 83%

    9th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    58.0 58%

    37th

    35
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.07 81%

    8th

    37

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