International Social and Public Policy BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - International Social and Public Policy BSc (Hons)
What do you think are the most important social and global issues? Where do you see injustice or inequality? What can our leaders do about them? What can you do about these issues?
The dynamics of social and public policies are highly complex and often have unforeseen consequences. This course gives you the tools to explore, analyse and critically evaluate policy issues in and across societies in a range of geographical and cultural contexts. International Social and Public Policy draws on several disciplines, including economics, political science, sociology, behavioural s...
What do you think are the most important social and global issues? Where do you see injustice or inequality? What can our leaders do about them? What can you do about these issues?<br/><br/>The dynamics of social and public policies are highly complex and often have unforeseen consequences. This course gives you the tools to explore, analyse and critically evaluate policy issues in and across societies in a range of geographical and cultural contexts. International Social and Public Policy draws on several disciplines, including economics, political science, sociology, behavioural science and philosophy, asking you to compare key ideas and theoretical frameworks.<br/><br/>This multidisciplinary, international degree integrates the analysis of government policy with the understanding of broader global political, economic and social change. At its core, the BSc International Social and Public Policy seeks to explore, analyse and critically assess contemporary social and public policy issues in and across societies.
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
L410
Institution Code
B78
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,A,B,B
Advanced Higher: AB, and Standard Higher: AAABB.
Access to HE Diploma
D:24,M:21
Access to HE Diploma in Humanities, Social Sciences, Law or History (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include 24 credits at Distinction and 21 at Merit or above. Mature students can contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
31
34
Standard offer: 34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level. Contextual offer: 31 points overall with 15 at Higher Level. Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/for more information about contextual offers
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD
DDD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma.
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,B
Advanced Higher: AB, and Standard Higher: AAABB.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, and M3 is C.
A level
A,A,B
B,B,B
Standard offer: AAB. Contextual offer: BBB. Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/for more information about contextual offers
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
| EU, International | £24,800 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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