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Why study with us?
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- 1st for Social Work and 3rd for Social Policy, Guardian University Guide 2012
- Placements as part of our Applied Social Science, Social Policy and Social Work programmes
- Great career prospects and employability
- Teaching by academic staff classed as 'world-leading' and 'internationally excellent', RAE 2008
- Degree courses with real world relevance
Studying applied social science, social policy or social work
- How we teach Social Policy / Applied Social Science: Age of Consent Debate | Murder Investigation
People in the Department: staff and student views of our degrees and subjects
Current students
"A lot of the research in the media about social issues came from York and it seemed like a good place to study it..."
Becky, BA AppSocSci - Children
Our alumni
"The Department provided support whenever it was needed..."
Nikki, Graduated 2007
Staff motivations
"I was attracted to social policy because I wanted to change society."
Prof. Jonathan Bradshaw
