We welcome applications from people working in education, the community, the voluntary sector, local government and social justice or rights' NGOs. Applicants are normally required to have a good honours degree in the social sciences and some relevant professional experience. Special qualifying procedures are available for those with non-standard qualifications. It is a modular, flexible degree, organised into core and optional modules. This higher degree course is intended for those with at least two years' professional experience working in Higher Education.
Students also write a dissertation.