Social Policy with Enterprise

The undergraduate degree in social policy with enterprise combines social sciences with business and entrepreneurship, exploring how crime, education, health, housing and poverty come to be viewed as social problems, coupled with the social enterprises which seek to address them.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

Practical work experience can help you decide on your career and improve your employability. on this course you have the option to apply to take a placement year module with organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors in the uk, or overseas.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Our graduates secure employment with some of the biggest uk companies in human resources, communications management, broadcasting and advertising. they are also ideally equipped to work in the public and third sector including in the civil service, teaching, youth work, fostering/children’s services, probation services, social work, prison service, housing and homelessness prevention. postgraduate opportunities graduates from this programme are well prepared for postgraduate study across a range of disciplines. our recent graduates have gone on to study sociology, social policy, management, teacher training, journalism, occupational therapy, human resources, marketing, town planning, social work, criminal justice studies and social research.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Leeds has partnerships with the following companies: