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35 Best Social Policy Master's Degree Programs for 2024

Discover the leading Social Policy Master's Degree programs for 2024. Our list of 35 courses is tailored to help you excel in your chosen field with WeUni.

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Master of Science in Business for Social Impact and Sustainability

Glasgow Caledonian New York College

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Online

United States of America (USA)

Sustainability, Social Policy, Business, Public Administration

Master of Science (MSc)

Exploring sustainability and social entrepreneurship, this master’s degree provides a holistic view of business for social impact, focused on applied research and real-world sustainable business solutions. Students apply concepts of responsibility and sustainability to the business field, as well as learn to approach challenges as potential innovation opportunities.

English

1 Year 4 Months

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Master in Civil Law - Protection of vulnerable people

University of Caen Normandy

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France

Social Policy, Law, Social Work

Master's Degree

The training tends to promote the acquisition of sufficient knowledge allowing immediate integration into the professional environment. It is intended to develop a capacity to solve legal problems, understand vulnerable people's problems, master the basics of accounting and management essential in companies, and deliver legal expertise to vulnerable people. Databases are given in data processing.

Master of Arts in Social Work, Social Policy, and Social Administration

The University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

logo The University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

United States of America (USA)

Social Sciences, Social Policy, Social Work

Master of Arts (MA)

Crown Family School's Master of Arts Program in Social Work, Social Policy, and Social Administration (SW) prepares you to be a leader in the fields of clinical social work and social administration practice. Our AM degree, artium magister (master of arts), is equivalent to an MSW, but with a broader educational and experiential foundation that combines direct social work practice with policy development, interdisciplinary research, and social science theory.

English

2 Years

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Social welfare

Japan Lutheran College

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Japan

Social Sciences, Social Policy, Social Work

Master's Degree

We aim to train social workers as highly skilled professionals. In addition, we aim to improve the skills of operators and managers in social welfare facilities and institutions.

masters' degree with an emphasis in Public Administration & Policy

Lincoln University of Missouri School of Business

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United States of America (USA)

Political Science, Social Policy, Law, Public Policy, Business Administration, Management, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership

Master's Degree

A masters' degree with an emphasis in Public Administration & Policy is one of the accepted professional credentials for public service professionals. By earning this degree, you can gain the skill set required to become an effective and highly in-demand leader, with the flexibility to move between government and nongovernmental careers. This degree is designed to help you enhance your ability to understand, analyze, and control your organizational environment to manage more effectively and to promote positive change in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Master in Social Innovation for Sustainable Development

ITCILO: International Training Centre of the ILO

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Italy

Sustainability, Social Policy, Public Policy

Master's Degree

Master in Social Innovation for Sustainable Development With a global faculty and participants, the master will challenge your current beliefs and notions of social innovation to develop a new understanding of its principles and tools. Global development trends show that the COVID-19 crisis, social exclusion, youth unemployment, migration, climate change, and aging society are escalating. By recognizing how social innovation goes beyond technology and current beliefs, you will explore the implications of different models. The Master duration is 1 year with only 9 weeks of face-to-face learning activities taking place in Turin, Italy. This makes the program accessible and affordable for working practitioners and students coming from outside of Italy.

English

1 Year

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Social Management

Münster University Of Applied Science

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Germany

Social Sciences, Social Policy, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership

Master's Degree

Social work institutions need to be managed well. Effectiveness, economic considerations and organisation-shaping strategies are required to be able to provide reliable support to people in difficult life situations.

English, German

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Master of Public Affairs

University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs

logo University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs

United States of America (USA)

Political Science, Social Policy, Public Administration

Master's Degree

Through the Master of Public Affairs (MPA) degree program, young professionals and new college graduates learn the skills needed to transform an interest in public affairs into serious careers.

Master in Contemporary Society

Otsuma Women's University

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Japan

Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Policy, Communication, Journalism, Humanities, History, Cultural Heritage

Master's Degree

We strive to cultivate students to become high-level professionals with investigative and collaborative skills, and the communication skills necessary in modern society. The Studies in Contemporary Society program is composed of two courses. The information communication specialty deepens theoretical and practical analysis skills regarding various problems related to the information communication that forms the basis of modern society. Also, we support students who are working adults who aim to increase their qualifications by acquiring information education qualifications or IT passport qualifications or becoming information processing experts or fundamental information technology engineers. These career enhancements are becoming increasingly important as IT continues to rapidly progress. Studies in Contemporary SocietyThe clinical sociology program conducts research about clinical sociology related to contemporary life and death and gender. By conducting research to help eliminate violence towards women and children and to support the victims while this violence is being eradicated, by understanding the culture and customs connected to birth and burial of the dead, and by deepening insight into human existence, we aim to train our students to become graduates who have the clinical skills to offer better support and care to others, and the skills to investigate and analyze social structure, consciousness, and conditions. Both courses aim to cultivate students to become higher-level professionals with clinical and communication skills, who strive to work together with the specialized academic and professional fields demanded by modern society.

Master of Arts in Governance and Human Rights

Leuphana University Luneburg

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Online

Germany

Political Science, Social Policy, Law, International Relations, Public Policy

Master of Arts (MA)

The Mas­ters Pro­gram­ in Go­ver­nan­ce and Hu­man Rights con­nects the theo­ry of sci­ence with its practical application. In se­ven mo­du­les, the stu­dents will learn to ana­ly­ze and un­der­stand le­gal and po­li­ti­cal theo­ries of governance and in­ter­na­tio­nal and re­gio­nal human rights regimes and how they are in­ter­re­la­ted.

English

2 Years

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MA in Social Science

Georgia Southern University

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United States of America (USA)

Social Sciences, Psychology, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Policy

Master of Arts (MA)

The Master of Arts in Social Science (MASS) is the first program of its kind in the University System of Georgia. Unlike traditional Master of Arts programs, which limit the number of courses students can take outside their home discipline, the Master of Arts in Social Science is designed to take advantage of an array of graduate seminars from the social sciences.

English

2 Years

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Online Master of Public Affairs (MPA)

Indiana University O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

logo Indiana University O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Online

United States of America (USA)

Political Science, Social Policy, Public Policy, Public Administration

Master's Degree

A Master of Public Affairs, or MPA, is one of the most versatile and valuable degrees available—a combination of the Master of Public Administration and the Master of Public Policy degrees. At the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs our students are prepared for public service jobs in our changing society in ways unmatched by other universities. Our MPA program builds leaders who will make a difference in our world.

English

2 Years

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Master in Social Studies

Concordia University – Portland Online

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Online

United States of America (USA)

Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Policy

Master's Degree

The goal of the Master in Social Studies is to develop a deep understanding of the integration of Social Studies

MBA in Social Business

UIBS Metropolitan Business School

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Online

Netherlands

Social Policy, Business Administration, Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

This is our flagship Master's program designed for Bachelor-qualified recent graduates and young professionals with or without work experience. This 60-credit and professionally-oriented Master's program focus on the main areas of management and contemporary areas of business.

English

9 Months

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MSc in Children's Rights

Queen's University Belfast - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

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United Kingdom

Social Policy, Law, Humanities

Master of Science (MSc)

This programme meets the increasing demand for a postgraduate qualification in Children's Rights, explicitly focused on interdisciplinary research and child rights-based research methods.

English

1 Year

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MSc in Public Policy and Human Development

Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics

logo Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics

Netherlands

Social Policy, Public Administration

Master of Science (MSc)

The Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development emphasizes the connection between public policy and decision-making processes, or more specifically, the effectiveness and efficiency of governance. You will be equipped with a variety of skills, tools, and knowledge that enable you to work as a policy designer or policy analyst. You will be capable of working within public and private institutions at local, national, and international levels. The one-year master's program is offered as a double degree in collaboration with United Nations University.

English

1 Year

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Master of Arts in International Migration and Refugees (MIMR)

Georgetown University - SFS - School of Foreign Service

logo Georgetown University - SFS - School of Foreign Service

United States of America (USA)

Political Science, Social Policy, Law, International Relations

Master of Arts (MA)

Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service is offering the Master of Arts in International Migration and Refugees degree. This cutting-edge program addresses the pressing challenges arising from population movements and prepares a new generation of professionals to navigate the intricate intersections of migration, displacement, and policy-making.

English

2 Years

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MA in Educational Leadership, Politics, and Advocacy

NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development

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United States of America (USA)

Political Science, Social Policy, Education

Master of Arts (MA)

Explore educational politics and policy, the role of educational organizations working with schools and communities, and research and policy analysis.

English

1 Year 6 Months

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MA in Criminology and Social Policy

Unicaf - Liverpool John Moores University

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Online

United Kingdom

Social Sciences, Social Policy, Criminology

Master of Arts (MA)

The Master of Arts in Criminology and Social Policy is aiming to enable students to develop an advanced understanding of cutting-edge developments in the fields of criminology and social policy, with a particular focus upon their intersection through the processes of criminalization and the workings of institutions of (in)justice; enable students to develop a critical awareness of the theoretical and empirical relationships between power and social divisions as they relate to the fields of criminology and social policy; help students develop a critical understanding of the social, political and historical processes that affect the ways in which crimes and harms are perpetrated and responded to locally, nationally and internationally; prepare students to develop critical discussion and analysis of complex concepts and to work independently and with some originality; present students with the opportunity to engage in a sustained piece of in-depth research work which demonstrates an advanced understanding and application of the methodology, method and analysis; enhance the critical, analytic, research and employability skills of students working within or aspiring to work within Criminology and Social Policy related professions.

English

1 Year

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MA in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice

Queen's University Belfast - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

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United Kingdom

Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology, Social Policy, Law

Master of Arts (MA)

This is a unique and innovative interdisciplinary programme taught through subject areas that include law, anthropology, English, history, philosophy, politics, psychology, sociology and the creative arts. Module choice within the programme will permit you to build your own personalised portfolio of knowledge and learning within the area of conflict transformation and social justice.

English

1 Year

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Master's Degree, Social Policy

A Master's Degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a specific course of study. It typically requires one to three years of full-time study and allows students to specialize in a particular field or area of interest, enhancing their knowledge and skills for career advancement.

Social Policy is a field of study that focuses on analyzing and addressing social issues through policy development and implementation. Students in this field learn about social welfare, inequality, and government interventions to improve societal well-being. Graduates often pursue careers in government, non-profit organizations, or research institutions.