PgDip Enabling Social Change at University of Salford

Social science postgraduate programme examining how social change happens, through social policy, campaigning, advocacy and policy development, drawing on staff research on poverty, inequality and exploitation. Learning uses live briefs from external partners such as Greater Manchester Poverty Action.

Faculty: School of Health and Society  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Understanding Social Change, Making Change Happen and Applied Research for Practice (30 credits each), plus one option from another course in the social sciences suite (Changing Lives: Living with Justice and Injustice, or Supporting Research: Leadership and Impact). The PgDip is 120 credits; the MSc adds a 60-credit dissertation or applied project.

Career pathways

Graduates work in local and national government, third sector organisations and trade unions, political organisations and think tanks, and universities, in policy development, advocacy, research and evaluation, project management and teaching roles. Past students include policy analysts, project managers, researchers and advocacy officers.

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