Social policy degrees

228 courses at 63 UK universities offer social policy for 2027 entry: most ask for between 80 and 120 UCAS points; 53 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often AAB.

Qualifications BA (Hons) 99, BSc (Hons) 70, MA (Hons) 29, LLB (Hons) 8
Study full-time 220, part-time 8

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing social policy with another subject.

• criminology 50
• sociology 26
• politics 18
• international studies 6
• policing 6
• psychology 5
• criminal law 4
• education studies 4
• health and social care 4
• economics 4

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• L4 social policy 29
• L3 sociology 23
• M2 law by topic 9
• L6 anthropology 8
• M9 other law, often criminology 7
• L2 politics 6
• C9 other biological sciences 4
• L5 social work 4

Universities

• University of Glasgow 22
• Bucks New University 12
• Swansea University 12
• University of York 11
• University of Birmingham 10
• University of Strathclyde 10
• University of Bristol 9
• University of Liverpool 9
• The University of Edinburgh 8
• University of Essex 8
• Kingston University 6
• University of South Wales 6
• Coventry University 5
• UCL (University College London) 4
• University of Bath 4
• University of Leeds 4
• University of Roehampton 4
• Bangor University 3
• Keele University 3
• London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 3
• Queen's University Belfast 3
• Sunderland College 3
• Ulster University 3
• University Campus Oldham 3
• University of Gloucestershire 3
• University of Manchester 3
• University of Northampton 3
• University of Stirling 3
• Aberystwyth University 2
• Anglia Ruskin University 2
• Barnsley College University Centre 2
• Cardiff Metropolitan University 2
• Cardiff University 2
• De Montfort University 2
• Derby College 2
• King's College London, University of London 2
• Leeds Trinity University 2
• Nottingham Trent University 2
• Tyne Coast College 2
• University Centre Bishop Burton 2
• University of Buckingham 2
• University of Portsmouth 2
• University of the West of Scotland 2
• University of Wolverhampton 2
• Blackburn College 1
• BPP University 1
• Burnley College 1
• City College Plymouth 1
• DN Colleges Group 1
• Edge Hill University 1
• Goldsmiths, University of London 1
• Leeds Beckett University 1
• Middlesex University 1
• Sheffield Hallam University 1
• University Centre St Helens 1
• University of Cumbria 1
• University of Greenwich 1
• University of Hertfordshire 1
• University of Huddersfield 1
• University of Lancashire 1
• University of Sheffield 1
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David 1
• Wrexham University 1

Courses