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.

'Tobacco Slave' film launched at packed M-Shed event

Over 100 people attended a screening of Prof Roy Maconachie and University filmmaker Simon Wharf's new film, produced in collaboration with TCRG, at the M-Shed.

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.

Children in Palestine and Israel continue to suffer as international law is routinely ignored

Professor Jason Hart of the Centre for Development Studies and Centre for the Study of Violence reflects on latest attacks in Israel and Gaza.

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.

‘In Their Eyes’ exhibition opens window onto people living in marginalised communities

A new photo exhibition at 44AD in Bath focuses on work, discrimination and dignity in the Middle East, Africa and the UK.

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.

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.