School for Policy Studies units in 2026/27

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

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What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?

Level QCA-3
Level C/4
Level I/5
Level H/6
Level M/7
Level D/8
All units
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Unit name Unit code Credit points Open unit status Teaching Block
Activist Criminology and Social Policy SPOL20069 20 Not open TB-1
Child and Adolescent Psychology SPOL20032 20 Not open TB-1
Colonialism, Sexual Offences and Law SPOL20062 20 Not open TB-1
Corporate Power, Corporate Crime and Corporate Harms SPOL20070 20 Not open TB-2
Education Policy in International Perspective SPOL20068 20 Not open TB-1
Family Support SOWK20002 20 Not open TB-2
Global Policing SPOL20071 20 Not open TB-2
Globalisation, Crime, Harm and Justice SPOL20025 20 Not open TB-1
Health Policy in a Global Context (SPS) SPOL20061 20 Not open TB-1
International Political Economy and Social Policy SPOL20063 20 Not open TB-2
Introduction to Child and Adolescent Health SPOL20060 20 Not open TB-1
Key Thinkers in Criminology SPOL20036 20 Not open TB-1
Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Policy SPOL20019 20 Not open TB-1
Punishment in Society SPOL20052 20 Not open TB-2
Semester Abroad (TB1) SPOL20067 60 Not open TB-1
Semester Abroad (TB2) SPOL20066 60 Not open TB-2
Social Policy and Development SPOL20050 20 Not open TB-2
Social Research Methods SOAD20004 20 Not open TB-2
Theorising Social Welfare SPOL20059 20 Not open TB-2
Understanding Public Policy SPOL20026 20 Not open TB-1
Work and Work Placement: International Social and Public Policy SPOL20057 20 Not open TB-4
Work and Work Placements: Childhood Studies SPOL20040 20 Not open TB-4
Work and Work Placements: Criminology SPOL20041 20 Not open TB-4
Work and Work Placements: Social Policy SPOL20042 20 Not open TB-4
Year Abroad SPOL20029 120 Not open AYEAR
Youth Justice SPOL20022 20 Not open TB-2
Youth Policy and Social Welfare SPOL22022 20 Not open TB-1
Youth, Sexualities and Gendered Violence SPOL22023 20 Not open TB-1