BA (Hons) History and Social Policy in Glasgow United Kingdom | University of Strathclyde

Exploring history - humanity's journey across time - enhances your grasp of past events and deepens your insight into current times. Our courses delve into significant and captivating historical eras both locally and globally, such as Scotland's 16th-century 'Highland Problem', global slavery, and Cold War Europe from 1945-1991. As you progress, you'll gain valuable skills in problem-solving, communication, research techniques, and analysis. Social Policy investigates how societies allocate resources and create services to address individual and collective needs. Core topics include poverty; inequalities based on economics, race, age, and gender; social justice; healthcare; education; criminal justice; and housing. The field employs both qualitative and quantitative approaches to better understand societal resource management and progress measurement. This program enables you to examine Scotland's socioeconomic challenges within a wider global context, drawing from diverse disciplines including history, sociology, anthropology, economics, law, psychology, social anthropology, and political science.