Master in Social Policy MA

At Eötvös Loránd University, the tuition fee is 3,500 USD per year.

As we understand it, social policy is an interdisciplinary discipline whose primary aim is to analyze social responses to social needs. As a problem-oriented discipline and activity, social policy combines knowledge from sociology, economics, law, and social work. Our MA programme aims to train social policy practitioners who, based on their theoretical and methodological knowledge, can participate in policymaking in the field of social policy, manage and contribute to the operation of the social welfare system, represent social interests, and theorize, research, and teach social work and social policy. The programme has a special focus on the European Union and the European social model, embedding it in a global context. Tracks/Specializations : There are no specializations; however, students can tailor their learning path to their interests as they have a choice to take seven out of the eleven courses of the electives: Health Policy, Pension Policy, Employment Policy, Family Policy, Social Assistance, Welfare Services and Administrative Systems, Education Policy, Child Protection and Child Well-being, Social Gerontology, Disability Policy, Housing Policy.