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72 Best Social Policy Degree Programs for 2024

With 72 top Social Policy degree programs available in 2024, our curated list is your gateway to finding the ideal course that aligns with your career aspirations and academic goals.

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Degree in Sign Language and Deaf Community

Univesidad Rey Juan Carlos

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Social Sciences, Social Policy, Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Humanities, Linguistics, Special Education, Pedagogy, Speech Pathology (Speech and Language Therapy), Translation and Interpretation

Bachelor's Degree

The areas to be addressed in this Degree include Spanish Sign Language, Catalan Sign Language and International System, Support Services and Products, Psychosociology of deaf and deafblind individuals, Guide interpretation for deafblind individuals, Linguistics, fields and techniques for the application of LSE, Universal accessibility and design for all people, Corporate Social Responsibility and entrepreneurial initiative, pedagogy and didactics of LSE.

Spanish

4 Years

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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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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.

PHD in Public Administration

Lanzhou University School of Management

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China

Political Science, Social Policy, Public Policy, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

Relying on various international cooperation and communication, the doctoral programs of LUSM pay close attention to administration system reform in China, public administration of Western China, and other important public policies. Several specializations have been formed, including government performance evaluation and management, ethnic administration development of Western China, sustainable development policy and government administration of Western China, the relationship between governments and enterprises, etc. Two university-level research institutes are formed on the platform of these programs, including the China Center for Government Performance and Evaluation, and the Center for Public Administration of Western China. Programs - Public Administration

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.

Social work

University College VZW Odisee

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Belgium

Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Social Policy

Bachelor's Degree

As a social worker you feel addressed by the living and working conditions of individuals and groups. You work for greater social justice every day. You give people every opportunity to be stronger in their shoes so that they can also change their own lives, at the workplace, in the family or in the neighborhood where they live.

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 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.

Social Sciences (B.S.)

University of Houston Downtown

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United States of America (USA)

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

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

A degree with many applications, the Social Science Bachelor of Science from UD is designed to prepare you with a fundamental understanding of two major courses of study—social sciences and either history, political science, psychology, or sociology.

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 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.

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

Australian College Of Christian Studies

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Australia

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

Bachelor's Degree

The Bachelor of Social Science is a two-year full-time degree (based on a trimester system) or a part-time equivalent award. This is a comprehensive course where students will learn to explore and integrate biblical and psychological principles and arrive at a position of readiness and experience that will help clients work through problem issues with a realistic worldview and an increased ability to think, feel, and respond effective way.

Centre of Resilience for Social Justice

University of Brighton- Doctoral College

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United Kingdom

Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Social Policy, Social Work, Counseling Psychology, Public Policy

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

Working directly through our social enterprise and network, which is known as 'Boingboing', the Centre of Resilience for Social Justice tackles disadvantage and brings genuine change to people's lives around the world.

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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Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Grand Valley State University Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies

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United States of America (USA)

Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Policy

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

MISSION Creating and sustaining a community of scholar-activists who: understand systems of gender and sexuality; generate and apply intersectional feminist and queer perspectives; challenge structural inequalities; and work for social justice. WGS DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW The study of women has been part of the GVSU curriculum since 1973 when courses were taught in the College of Arts and Sciences and in William James College. The minor in Women's Studies was approved in 1986 and the first Women's Studies minor graduated in 1988. In 1997, the program was significantly expanded to include the study of gender. Women and Gender Studies became a major in 2006. In fall of 2013, a new minor in LGBTQ Studies was launched. With the study of sexuality added to curriculum, the program name was changed to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS) in 2015. The WGS Department is housed in the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Social Relations and Policy Major

Michigan State University James Madison College

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United States of America (USA)

Social Sciences, Social Policy

Bachelor's Degree

The Social Relations and Policy major explores the domain of public issues that are especially affected by relations among groups. The field is explicitly historical and comparative, looking at social relations in the United States and internationally, over time. Courses focus on the sociology, history, and politics of intergroup relations, paying close attention to the interplay of such factors as class, race, ethnicity, sex/gender, religious belief and national identity. The program uses the study of social relations as a way to cultivate reasoning, methodological and analytical skills and the capacities for empathetic observation, normative judgment and effective problem solving.

BS in Social Sciences

University of Houston Downtown College of Humanities and Social Sciences

logo University of Houston Downtown College of Humanities and Social Sciences

United States of America (USA)

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

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees with majors in Social Sciences are interdisciplinary degrees meant to prepare the graduate with a general foundation across the social sciences and the experience of deeper inquiry in at least two areas of study in the social sciences. For these degrees, the social sciences include history, political science, psychology, and sociology.

Bachelor in WOMEN’S STUDIES

Vassar College

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United States of America (USA)

Social Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Policy

Bachelor's Degree

The Women’s Studies Program—open to all students—teaches students to think critically about the multiple systems of power through which sexual and gendered identities are constructed and to engage with real-life political and ethical issues from diverse perspectives. The program offers courses that examine the lives and experiences of women in a variety of historical, cultural, and political contexts, as well as courses that explore the intersections of feminist theory, queer theory, and activism.

Social Policy

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.