This programme of study is also offered on a part-time basis. Please consult the Registrar's website for more information pertaining to courses offered by the University.
By taking a social inclusion approach, this programme will focus on designing and implementing policies and programmes through which the terms of people's social participation can be improved. It will also offer a broad set of professional skills based on the values of good governance, equity, efficiency and effectiveness.
Topics include:
- Theory, critical debates and trends in poverty and social exclusion, including selected areas of focus;
- Theory, critical debates and trends in social change, social inclusion and social cohesion;
- EU Cohesion Policy and its implementation in Malta;
- Needs assessment, formulation and analysis of policy, including comparative policy at EU level;
- Advanced research methods and research and practice seminars;
- Management theory and skills in respect of planning, implementing and evaluating social services and projects;
- Rationale and techniques of service user participation and stakeholder consultation.
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SWP5134 | Comparative Social Policy | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SWP5146 | Advanced Research Methods for Social Work and Social Policy | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
SWP5203 | Planning, Managing and Evaluating Social Services and Projects | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SWP5027 | Areas of Social Policy | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SWP5120 | Poverty and Social Exclusion | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SWP5137 | Social Change and Social Cohesion | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SWP5030 | Implementation of Cohesion Policy in Malta | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SWP5150 | Philosophies and Politics of Welfare | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SWP5205 | Contemporary Topics in Poverty and Social Exclusion: A Critical Approach | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SWP5022 | Dissertation | 30 ECTS   |   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the degree of Master of Arts in Social Policy - M.A. - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.