Visiting students - Social Policy
We offer modules with real-world relevance on a variety of topics. We are pleased to welcome students and researchers from all over the world.
Undergraduate students
Your application should indicate any particular areas of interest relating to social policy and/or issues in criminal justice. Students with a background in social science and/or public policy will be particularly welcome.
Choosing your modules
Please see the list of modules, this list is indicative of the type of modules which may be available during your study period. Please note that not all modules advertised in the module catalogue are available to exchange and visiting students. We will contact you after you have enrolled to discuss your modules choices.
Postgraduate students
Postgraduate taught students will normally be expected to have at least a 2:1 undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification. You will also be considered if you have relevant work experience and academic potential.
Your application should indicate your areas of interest relevant to our postgraduate courses.
Undergraduate and postgraduate English language requirements
IELTS: 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component (the language requirements are part way down the page. The other requirements are not applicable).
For more information, and for other accepted certification, please see our undergraduate and postgraduate English requirements.
Contact us
Simon Sweeney
International Student Coordinator Exchange Programmes
Management visiting student contact
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Undergraduate and postgraduate modules
Module Code | Module Description | Year / Stage | Semester | Assessment Type | Credits | ECTS |
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SPY00040I | Policy Think Tank | 2 | 1 | Presentation; 3500 word critical analysis | 20 | 10 |
SPY00043I | Capitalism and the Public Good | 2 | 1 | assessment is 50% essay 50% portfolio | 20 | 10 |
SPY00042I | Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice | 2 | 1 | assessment is 100% coursework | 20 | 10 |
SPY00035I | Crime and the Life Course | 2 | 1 | 3000 word policy report | 20 | 10 |
SPY00037I | Communities, Participation and Creating Change | 2 | 2 | Documentary film and reflection | 20 | 10 |
SPY00044I | Enabling Places and Spaces: Social Perspectives on Disability and Mental Health | 2 | 2 | Essay | 20 | 10 |
SPY00039I | Social Inequalities | 2 | 2 | assessment is 60% blog and 40% data exercise | 20 | 10 |
SPY00032I | Victimology and Victimisation | 2 | 2 | 3000 word project | 20 | 10 |
SPY00038I | Future Worlds of Work | 2 | 2 | 3000 word essay | 20 | 10 |
SPY00001H | Housing and Homelessness: Overcoming Inequality | 3 | 1 | 60% essay 40% presentation | 20 | 10 |
SPY00046H | Prisons & Penal Policy | 3 | 1 | Poster and Report | 20 | 10 |
SPY00020H | Well Being of Children and Young People | 3 | 1 | Essay | 20 | 10 |
SPY00012H | Drugs: Prevalance, Policy and Practice | 3 | 1 | Essay | 20 | 10 |
SPY00011H | Policing and the Police | 3 | 2 | Essay | 20 | 10 |
SPY00053H | Migration, Immigration and Social Policy | 3 | 2 | Essay | 20 | 10 |
SPY00051H | Education Policy: Divisions & Inequalities | 3 | 2 | Essay | 20 | 10 |
SPY00058H | Environmental Justice, Harm and Policy | 3 | 2 | Project 4000 words | 20 | 10 |
SPY00060H | Gender, Violence and Justice | 3 | 2 | 80% policy briefing 20% poster | 20 | 10 |
SPY00039H | Vulnerability, Deviance and Social Control | 3 | 2 | Essay | 20 | 10 |
Contact us
Simon Sweeney
International Student Coordinator Exchange Programmes
Management visiting student contact