Official Master's Degree in Social Policy, Employment and Welfare

Study guides

Master description

The Master’s Degree in Social Policies, Work and Well-being is structured in one academic year of 60 ECTS distributed over two semesters.
In the first semester, students take 30 ECTS, 18 of compulsory training in Methodology and Techniques of Social Research (6 ECTS) and Master’s Thesis (6 of the 12 ECTS). In addition, they must take 12 ECTS chosen from various applied elective subjects, such as Comparative Employment Policies, Globalization, Educational Policies and Inequalities, or Management of Religious Diversity.
In the second semester, 30 ECTS are completed, with compulsory training in Work, Gender and Social Organization of Care (6 ECTS) and the completion of the Master’s Thesis (the remaining 6 credits of the 12 ECTS). The rest is covered through electives that allow specialization in areas such as redistributive policies, equality and feminisms, labor market, advanced methodology, migrations, or external internships.
This design ensures balanced training, with a solid theoretical-methodological foundation, spaces for specialization, and the autonomous development of the Master’s Thesis.

Course begins on

28/09/2026

Study plan structure

 

	Compulsory	Optional	Final Project
First Year	18	30	12
Totals	18	30	12

Basic training

First semester 44033 - Globalisation and the European Social Model 44034 - Methodology and Techniques in Social Research Second Semester 44036 - Employment, Gender and the Social Organisation of Care Yearly 44035 - Master's Dissertation

Optional subjects

44041 - Management of Religious Diversity 44040 - Globalisation, Education Policies, and Inequality 45811 - Labour Market and Employment Relations in the Age of Digitalisation TA 44038 - Advanced Methodology in Social Research 45810 - Equality Policies and Feminisms: Daily Life, Work and Health TA 45809 - Comparative Employment Policies 44039 - Migration Policies and Social Integration 45808 - Redistributive and Income Guarantee Policies in Contemporary Welfare States TA 42718 - External Work Placements

All subjects are worth 6 credits unless otherwise stated.
All optional subjects are not scheduled each year.