2.5-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate for Business, Law, and Social Sciences - Transfer to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Social Policy - Quantitative Research Methods

Program Description

Build a future by studying in the UK, with a pathway course at Kaplan International College (KIC) London. Situated in the world’s top academic city (QS Best Student Cities 2019), the College will prepare students for a university degree, and for a successful career.

Study at one of the most respected international colleges in London, and progress to one of 8 universities, including the University of Bristol.

The University of Bristol is a highly ranked Russell Group university with a fantastic reputation. Students will join a global community of students from more than 150 countries, and enjoy life in one of the UK’s most exciting cities.

This course is ideal for students interested in learning more about how to use numbers and data within social policy. It provides training in practical and analytical skills, which will enhance their career prospects and provide them with a strong platform for postgraduate study. No prior knowledge of statistical techniques is required.

About two thirds of the studies will follow the single honours BSc Social Policy course, where they will acquire core knowledge in a subject. Students will focus on key issues such as inequality, risk, need, and the social processes and institutions that promote wellbeing. They will draw on social, political and economic theory to analyse and explore these in a global context.

The remaining third of the course will provide interdisciplinary training in quantitative methods. In year one of the quantitative pathway students discuss how numbers and data are used to tell convincing stories in the media and social research. It considers what is meant by segregation and how it can be mapped and measured. Year two offers practical classes in social statistics and applied data analysis, which will develop skills in numeracy and analysis and enable students to undertake their own individual research project in an area of quantitative social science in year three.