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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Level QCA-3
Level C/4
Level I/5
Level H/6
Level M/7
Level D/8
All units
All open units
Unit name Unit code Credit points Open unit status Teaching Block
Advanced Quantitative Research project SPOLM0038 40 Not open TB-2
Cities, Housing and Public Policy SPOLM1072 20 Not open TB-2
Corruption and Public Policy SPOLM0055 20 Not open TB-2
Determinants of Physical Activity and Eating Behaviour PHEDM4014 20 Not open TB-2
Dissertation PHEDM1002 60 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation (MSc in Public Policy SNU) SPOLM0063 60 Not open TB-4
Dissertation (MSc in Public Policy) SPOLM1010 60 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation (SWDTC) SPOLM0053 60 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation Global Health Policy SPOLM0089 60 Not open AYEAR
Environmental policy and social justice SPOLM0041 20 Not open TB-2
Formal & Informal Social Protection in Theory and Practice SPOLM0091 20 Not open TB-2
Foundations of Social Work: The Professional Role SPOLM0032 20 Not open AYEAR
Further Qualitative Methods SPOLM0017 20 Not open TB-2
Further Quantitative Methods SPOLM0016 20 Not open TB-2
Gender and Violence: Intersectional and Global Perspectives SPOLM0075 20 Not open TB-2
Global Health Diplomacy and Leadership SPOLM0088 20 Not open TB-2
Global Health Inequalities across the Lifecourse SPOLM0087 20 Not open TB-2
Global Health Policy Evidence Toolkit SPOLM0086 20 Not open TB-2
Governance, Institutions and the Global Political Economy SPOLM1073 20 Not open TB-2
Health and Health Care in a Global Context SPOLM1066 20 Not open TB-2
Knowledge and Skills for Social Work Practice 1 SPOLM0080 30 Not open AYEAR
Knowledge and Skills for Social Work Practice 2 SPOLM0083 30 Not open AYEAR
Migration, asylum and human rights: EU and global policy perspectives. SPOLM0042 20 Not open TB-2
Nutrition, Disease and Public Health PHEDM4012 20 Not open TB-1
Participatory and Transformative Research SPOLM0072 20 Not open TB-2
Philosophy and Research Design in the Social Sciences (SPS) SPOLM0013 20 Not open TB-1
Physical Activity , Disease and Public Health PHEDM4013 20 Not open TB-1
Physical Activity and Nutrition Interventions: Conceptualisation and Design PHEDM4015 20 Not open TB-2
Policy Analysis SPOLM0058 20 Not open TB-1
Policy Analysis (PPA) SPOLM0073 20 Not open TB-2
Policy Analysis Capstone Project SPOLM0093 60 Not open TB-4
Policy Research Dissertation SPOLM5100 60 Not open AYEAR
Power, Politics and Global Health SPOLM0084 20 Not open TB-1
Power, Politics and the Policy Process SPOLM1060 20 Not open TB-1
Practical Research Methods PHEDM0003 20 Not open TB-2
Practice Learning 2 SPOLM5107 60 Not open AYEAR
Public Management and Organisations SPOLM1074 20 Not open TB-2
Public policy and socio-digital futures SPOLM0092 20 Not open TB-2
Qualitative Methods: Design and Analysis SPOLM0076 20 Not open TB-1
Quantitative Methods: Design and Analysis SPOLM0077 20 Not open TB-1
Research Methods PHEDM4011 20 Not open TB-1A
Research Methods in Social Work SPOLM0057 20 Not open TB-2
Researching Public Policy SPOLM0074 20 Not open TB-1
Social Work Contexts, Values and Law SPOLM0079 20 Not open TB-1
Social Work Dissertation SPOLM0036 60 Not open AYEAR
Social Work Research Dissertation SPOLM0039 60 Not open AYEAR
Social Work Studies 2 SPOLM0035 20 Not open AYEAR
Social and Commercial Determinants of Health SPOLM0085 20 Not open TB-1
Supervised Independent Study SPOLM4300 20 Not open AYEAR
The Economics of Public Policy SPOLM1062 20 Not open TB-2
The International Analysis of Poverty and Social Exclusion SPOLM1068 20 Not open TB-2
Theories and Interventions in Social Work SPOLM0082 20 Not open AYEAR
Work Based Applied Research Project SPOLM0090 60 Not open AYEAR