Social and public policy focuses on finding ways to address global and local challenges such as poverty, housing, health and technology. The programme applies ideas from political science, sociology and economics to understand how governments shape their responses to address people’s needs and explore the impacts of public policy on society.

The Social and Public Policy Teaching Team was awarded the prestigious UK-wide Social Policy Association/Policy Press Outstanding Teaching Award 2020, in recognition of UofG’s excellence and innovation in teaching in social policy in the UK (SPA 2020).

You’ll have the valuable opportunity of a work placement with a voluntary or public sector organisation.

CAREER PROSPECTS

This degree provides many of the analytical, literary and teamwork skills that employers are looking for. Our graduates pursue careers as managers, professionals and policy analysts in the private, voluntary and public sectors, including central and local government, in the UK and internationally. They work in diverse fields including housing, health, social services, advocacy, city planning, education, media and commerce.