Master of Arts (Social Policy)

Master of Arts (Social Policy) (Thesis)

On successful completion of this programme, graduates are expected to be able to:

1. Critically analyse issues, actors, practices and processes relevant to social policy formulation, implementation and administration in Pacific Island societies and cultures by applying the principles, theories, and concepts of social policy, development and administration
2. Propose concrete, evidence-based, theory-based and contextualized ideas on how social policy (ies) specific to a given area of social inequality can be improved.
3. Design and conduct social policy research, employing relevant methodologies and methods that are informed by ethical, theoretical and reflexive considerations, to critically analyse social issues, practices and policies.
4. Evaluate the epistemological and political value and challenges of critical methodologies (including feminist, indigenous) to mainstream methodologies.
5. Critically analyse responses to poverty, inequality, social displacement, and other social development challenges in Pacific Island Societies utilizing theories of development, social policy, and social movements.
6. Articulate complex social policy ideas and research effectively through research presentations and a thesis for a scholarly audience, using appropriate media and conceptual language.

Master of Arts (Social Policy) (SRP)

On successful completion of this programme, graduates are expected to be able to:

1. Critically analyse issues, actors, practices, and processes relevant to social policy formulation, implementation and administration in Pacific Island societies and cultures by applying the principles, theories, and concepts of social policy, development and administration.
2. Propose concrete, evidence-based and contextualised ideas on how social policy (ies) specific to a given area of social inequality can be improved.#
3. Design and conduct social policy research with a degree of autonomy and independence, employing relevant methodologies and methods that are informed by ethical and a degree of reflexive considerations, to critically analyse social issues, practices and policies.
4. Evaluate the epistemological and political value and challenges of critical methodologies (including feminist, indigenous) to mainstream methodologies.
5. Critically analyse responses to poverty, inequality, social displacement, and other social development challenges in Pacific Island Societies utilizing theories of development, social policy, and social movements.
6. Articulate complex social policy ideas and research effectively through research presentations and research papers for a scholarly audience, using appropriate media and conceptual language.