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National University of Ireland Galway

Ireland

Social Sciences

Politics & International Relations

BA Public & Social Policy

3 years

€2500 pa

Programme profile

The study of public policy is concerned with how the formal, stated decisions of government bodies are initiated, formulated and implemented, and how the policy process can be improved. Social policy relates to the role of the state in relation to the welfare of its citizens.

This programme aims to provide students with a detailed understanding of the sources of public and social policy, and the implications for that policy for social institutions, individuals and the political systems. It draws on key elements of legal, social, political and economic theory, and provides students with an understanding of how legal, political and economic systems function. Students develop specialisations in their chosen policy areas, which include health, crime, family, environment, housing, human rights and social inclusion

Programme content

Year One
? Principles of Microeconomics
? Principles of Macroeconomics
? Economics Coursework
? Introduction to Research in Public and Social Policy
? Irish Legal Systems
? Law and Social Policy
? Administrative Law I
? Introduction to Politics and Sociology
? Concepts and Practices in Politics and Sociology
? Problems in Politics and Sociology
? Public and Social Policy in Ireland

Year Two
? Intermediate Microeconomics
? Mathematics for Economics
? Sociology of Law
? Constitutional Law I
? European Politics
? Public Administration
? Intermediate Macroeconomics
? Economics of Public Policy
? Constitutional Law II
? Health Law and Policy
? Social Issues and Policy Responses
? Methods for Social and Political Scientists

Year Three
? Topics in Microeconomics
? European Community Law I
? Development and Change
? Theories of the Policy Process
? Public Economics
? European Community Law II
? Comparative Public Policy
? Policy Seminar
? Choice of modules in Economics, Law, and Sociological and Political Studies

Entry Requirements

Students must present six subjects of which two must be at grade C or above at Advanced GCE (A-Level. Others must be at least at grade C or above on GCSE or Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS) papers. The six subjects above must include:English, Mathematics and a language other than English.

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03 November

01 May

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