BA (Hons) Social Policy and Economics
Social policy examines the ways in which societies distribute resources and develop services. Economics aims to understand the activities of the different agents in the economy – consumers, producers and the government – and how they all fit together.Why Social Policy and Economics at Strathclyde?Learn about the social and economic challenges facing both Scotland and the UK.Address some of the major questions of our time, such as how social policy should adapt to a changing global, digital, connected and information-rich world.Gain insight into how different societies organise their resources to meet individual and social needs.Undertake an extended investigation into a topic of your own choosing for your Honours dissertation.Your CareerEmployment destinations for social policy graduates include local and national government policy development, regional and urban development, children’s services, health and social welfare, and protective services. Recent graduate job roles include:solicitor (Scotland) - this can be in a private practice, local or national government or in-houseadvocate (Scotland)company secretary
Social policy examines the ways in which societies distribute resources and develop services. Economics aims to understand the activities of the different agents in the economy – consumers, producers and the government – and how they all fit together.Why Social Policy and Economics at Strathclyde?Learn about the social and economic challenges facing both Scotland and the UK.Address some of the major questions of our time, such as how social policy should adapt to a changing global, digital, connected and information-rich world.Gain insight into how different societies organise their resources to meet individual and social needs.Undertake an extended investigation into a topic of your own choosing for your Honours dissertation.Your CareerEmployment destinations for social policy graduates include local and national government policy development, regional and urban development, children’s services, health and social welfare, and protective services. Recent graduate job roles include:solicitor (Scotland) - this can be in a private practice, local or national government or in-houseadvocate (Scotland)company secretary
