Why study with us?
- Placements as part of our Applied Social Science, Social Policy and Social Work programmes
- Degree courses with real world relevance encouraging you to make a positive impact to the way we live
- Great career prospects and employability
- Study with us in a research active environment where the Department's research is ranked third in the UK, REF 2014
- Consistently highly ranked in league tables
View our new brochure for Social Policy and Applied Social Science Undergraduate Programmes:
People in the Department: staff and alumni views of our degrees and subjects
Visiting us
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Our alumni
"...the staff are always asking for our views and opinions and adapting to our needs."
Katherine, Graduated 2017
Staff motivations
"I was attracted to social policy because I wanted to change society."
Prof. Jonathan Bradshaw
Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to courses
The 2020/21 academic year will start in September. We aim to deliver as much face-to-face teaching as we can, supported by high quality online alternatives where we must.
Find details of the measures we're planning to protect our community.