BA IN PUBLIC AND SOCIAL POLICY

Modules and Structure

Indicative Modules

First Year

Semester 1

SP128 Introduction to Politics and Society
EC135 Principles of Microeconomics
EC106 Introduction to Research for Public and Social Policy
LW121 Irish Legal Systems

Semester 2

SP129 Social and Political Change
EC136 Macroeconomics
LW337 Administrative Law
SP109 Public and Social Policy in Ireland

Second Year

Semester 1

LW227 Constitutional Law
EC215 Microeconomics
EC229 Quantitative Methods in Economics
SP216 European Politics
EC225 Economics of the Welfare State

Semester 2

LW228 Constitutional Law II
SP215 Modern Political Thought
SP235 Social Issues and Policy Responses
EC217 Macroeconomics
EC226 Cost Benefit Analysis
LW405 Health Law and Policy

Third Year

Semester 1

SP508 Theories of the Policy Process
LW408 European Community Law I
EC349 Economic Theory
SP404 Development and Change

Semester 2

EC386 Public Economics
SP305 Comparative Public Policy
SP514 Policy Seminar
LW412 European Community Law II

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