Overview

NFQ Level 9, Minor Award

Exit Award only

Students on the MSocSc (Social Policy) programme who complete Part I and who pass taught modules to the value of at least 30 credits may opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Certificate in Social Policy.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 50 credits as follows - all listed core modules (40 credits) and 10 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
SS6313	Contemporary Social Policy Issues 2	10
or
SS6324	Contemporary Social Policy Issues (Online) 2
SS6314	Social Research: Methodology and Ethics	10
SS6322	Social Policy Analysis 2	10
SS6323	Social Policy Seminar Series 2	10
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following: 1		10
SS6114	Migration, Mobilities and Social Policy 2
SS6315	Mental Health and Disability 2
SS6316	Children and Young People 2
SS6317	Debates in Critical Social Policy 2
SS6320	Conflict, Transformation and Peace Building 2

¹

Subject to a minimum quota of students.

²

Module not on offer in 2023/24.

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Social Policy (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Identify and distinguish between the major theoretical approaches relevant to the study of social policy;
  
• Apply theoretical knowledge to the analysis of contemporary social policy issues;
  
• Identify the major debates surrounding the provision of social services in Ireland.