What can I do with a degree in .... Social Policy?
- What do social policy graduates do?
- Occupations of UK social policy graduates
- Employers of UK social policy graduates
- Jobs where a social policy degree may be useful
- Skills developed studying social policy
- Employment & Further Study of University of Kent Social Policy Graduates
- Careers Advisory Service Resources
- Social Policy LINKS - useful websites
WHAT DO SOCIAL POLICY GRADUATES DO?
Here is some careers information relating to what Social Policy graduates can do after they graduate. The leaflet "Your Degree in Social Policy... What Next?" available from the Careers Advisory Service (CAS) should be read in conjunction with the information contained here. The statistics that follow come from the University of Kent's Destination Survey which shows student activity six months after graduation.
At the University of Kent, Social Policy can be studied with a variety of other subjects. The destination statistics below reflect all types of combinations available.
SOCIAL POLICY: KENT GRADUATES
This is what, in the broadest terms, Social Policy graduates from the University of Kent do immediately after they graduate, based on figures from 2000 to 2007
- Employment 75.2%
- Further Study 14.8%
- Not Available 4.8%
- Seeking employment 5.2%
OCCUPATIONS OF SOCIAL POLICY GRADUATES
Here are the occupational groups in which Social Policy graduates gain their first employment.
- Clerical & Secretarial
- Professional Occupations
- Associate Professional & Technical Occupations
- Management & Administration
- Personal Services
- Sales 7%
- Others 2%
EMPLOYERS OF UK SOCIAL POLICY GRADUATES
These are the first employers of Social Policy graduates.
JOBS WHERE A SOCIAL POLICY DEGREE MAY BE USEFUL
Here are some examples of jobs where a Social Policy degree may be useful. You can research more information about these occupations by looking in the Occupational files of the careers library at the CAS or by visiting the Prospect website at www.prospects.ac.uk
You can find a list of all the main jobs open to graduates of any subject by clicking here
SKILLS DEVELOPED STUDYING SOCIAL POLICY
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Employment & Further Study of University of Kent Social Policy graduates
There follows a summary of the employment and further study which University of Kent Social Policy students (including combined courses) obtained from 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Employment 2007
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Study 2007
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Employment 2006
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Employment 2005
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Study 2005
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Careers Advisory Service Resources
Here are some examples of CAS facilities available to University of Kent Social Policy students. There are many more, so why not visit us and see what else we have. We are located next to Keynes College and are open Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm.
- Alumni Careers Network
- Employer Files
- Occupational Files
- Occupational Profiles
- Prospects Postgraduate Directory
- Prospect Planner - generates job ideas
- Prospectuses
- Your degree in Social Policy …. What Next?
- Careers Programme for Social Policy 2nd Year undergraduates.
SOCIAL POLICY LINKS - Useful Websites
- Social Research Association www.the-sra.org.uk
- Government Social Research www.gsr.gov.uk/index.as
- International and Comparative Social Policy Group www.globalwelfare.net
- UK Social Policy Association (SPA) www.social-policy.com
- Online Directory of postgraduate courses in the UK www.prospects.ac.uk/student/pgdir
- UK Government information service www.direct.gov.uk
- National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) www.ngdp.co.uk
- Ecarers www.ecarers.com dedicated on-line Social Care Job Board.
Last fully updated March 2009