Social Policy

Social Policy, or Public Policy is a study which looks at various areas of policy, usually within a governmental or political setting. It looks at everything from the welfare state to social services.

Social Policy as an academic subject is a study of theory rather than of current policies – that is more the realm of a politics degree. It draws on Economics, Sociology, Psychology and Philosophy.

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BA/BSc	Social Sciences
BA/BSc	Social and Political Sciences
BA	Women's Studies

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Universities Offering Degrees within Accounting and Finance

Institution	Country	Campus Type	Size	Education Model	Selectivity
Northeastern University	USA	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Northeastern is a research university that emphasizes the application of knowledge in the real world.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Wake Forest University	USA	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Liberal Arts: Professors are teacher/scholars - they get to know who you are.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Johns Hopkins University	USA	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Hopkins is a research university with a liberal arts curriculum.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) - We are looking for students who have taken a challenging course of study and who have succeeded.
University of Edinburgh	Scotland - UK	Urban City, City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single and joint honours degrees, often with the opportunity to study additional outside modules.	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Nottingham	UK, China, Malaysia	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single and Joint Honours	Not Given by University
University of Bath	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	All courses at University of Bath offer the opportunity of a professional placement or study abroad.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) Bath looks at applications holistically, looking carefully at personal statements.
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	USA	City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts and Science with a Research Focus	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Pécs	Hungary	City Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Single Focus Institution (e.g. Business School, Researched Focused Institution	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
University of York	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Parsons Paris, The New School	New York City, United States / Paris, France	City Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Art and design, Inter/Transdisciplinary Education, Liberal Arts, Performing Arts	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Georgia Institute of Technology	USA	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Technologically based education combined with experiential learning.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)	UK	City Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Specialist Social Science institution	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Michigan State University	USA	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts with a heavy emphasis on research	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
Bocconi University	Italy	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Our programs provide ground-breaking and innovative course content through hands-on interaction	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University of Glasgow	UK	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Major in 3 subjects in Year 1 in Arts, Sciences & Social Sciences giving exceptional honours choice.	Selective (25-50% admitted). Competitive entry subjects are more selective.

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