Overview

Key facts

The Social & Public Policy Teaching Team was awarded the prestigious Social Policy Association/Policy Press Outstanding Teaching Award 2020, in recognition of UofG’s excellence and innovation in teaching in social policy in the UK (SPA 2020).
Social Policy at Glasgow was ranked joint top in the UK for student satisfaction in the NSS 2019.
You’ll have the valuable opportunity of a work placement with a voluntary or public sector organisation.
Career Prospects
The Social and Public Policy programme of the University of Glasgow provides many of the analytical, literary and teamwork skills that employers are looking for. Our graduates pursue careers as managers, professionals and policy analysts in the private, voluntary and public sectors including central and local government, in the UK and internationally. They work in diverse fields including housing, health, social services, advocacy, city planning, education, media and commerce.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

work, welfare and the politics of reform
disability and society
health and health inequalities
housing policy, welfare and markets
remaking cities: dilemmas of 21st-century urban policy
education for citizenship
making public policy in the real world

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Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Public Policy Social Policy View 98 other Bachelors in Public Policy in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

SQA Higher Entry Requirements (by end of S6)

AAAAAA Higher or AAAA + BB Advanced Higher (AAABB S5 minimum for consideration)

Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject or Mathematics.

SQA Higher Adjusted Entry Requirements (by end of S5 or S6)

MD20 – BBBBB (also other target groups)

MD40 – AABBB

Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject or Mathematics. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.

A-level Standard Entry Requirements

AAB – BBB

Additional requirements: A-level English or Humanities subject.

IB Standard Entry Requirements

38 (6,6,6 HL) – 32 (6,5,5 HL)

Additional requirements: HL English or Humanities subject.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27720 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

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Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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