Department of Social & Policy Sciences undergraduate courses

View the undergraduate courses that are available in the Department of Social & Policy Sciences.

Department of Social & Policy Sciences taught postgraduate studies

Choose from a range of high-quality postgraduate courses that build on our renowned research activities. We offer MSc and MRes degrees.

Department of Social & Policy Sciences postgraduate research

View our MPhil, PhD and professional doctorate courses in the Department of Social & Policy Sciences.

A life-changing course: Progressing my career and joining WHO

Louisa Ayebare shares her experiences studying MSc Humanitarianism, Conflict and Development, realising her UN dream and being part of an international cohort.

Doing things I never thought I'd be able to do

Ed Jepson-Randall talks about the support he received from his Director of Studies and the Wellbeing and Disability teams during his first year at Bath.

Pursuing my interest in the criminal justice system

BSc Criminology student Chloe Woolford shares her experience studying at Bath.

Self-regulation of pharma industry marketing is unsustainable and failing patients – new analysis

Research from academics at Bath and Lund, Sweden, urges healthcare professionals to tackle unethical marketing and support stronger regulation.

Men 'less satisfied with life' when their female partner is the only earner – new study

Analysis from Dr Helen Kowalewska and Dr Agnese Vitali looked at the link between breadwinner status and wellbeing in heterosexual couples.

“The Pharmacist will see you now”: Use community pharmacists differently to reduce pressures on GPs

Dispensing medicines centrally could free up pharmacists' time to increase their patient-facing work, managing long term conditions and minor ailments.

Fears about the future of the planet will impact all of us – it’s how we act on them that matters

Eco-distress is rising around the world, but a new article in the journal Nature by psychologists suggests this could be a positive catalyst for action.

Understanding the tobacco supply chain

The Tobacco Supply Chain Database unwraps who and what is involved in the process of getting tobacco products from seed to smoker.

Tanzania’s gas boom that never was – when local hopes are dashed by global realities

Dr Aidan Barlow (SPS / CDS) writes for The Conversation.

WATCH: How to talk to children about climate change

Eco-anxiety specialist Caroline Hickman featured in this new BBC Ideas - Open University animation on addressing climate change with young people.

I thought I knew everything about death. Then grief struck me

Dr John Troyer has been studying death for years. But nothing prepared him for the death of his parents and sister. Read his powerful reflections for Psyche.

Guardian University Guide 2024 ranks Bath 6th in UK

The University of Bath climbed the rankings in this year’s prestigious Guardian University Guide 2024

Researchers call for reform to UN Sustainable Development Goals ahead of 2030 deadline

Writing in the journal Science, scholars of sustainable development at Bath call for action from policymakers on the UN's SDGs.

Bath signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute for Family Health (IFH) in Jordan

This MoU establishes work experience opportunities, reliable pathways into refugee camps for Bath students and research and collaboration for mutual benefit.

Dr Kate Woodthorpe awarded prestigious Churchill Fellowship

Director of the Centre for Death & Society will use the Fellowship to focus on public health funerals.

Four Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences subjects named in world’s top 100

Four of the Faculty’s subject areas are among the top 100 in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings By Subject 2023.