22 Short courses in Social Policy in Europe

Predicting Policy Impact
Every policy decision is based on an expectation: that it will change behaviour and lead to a desired outcome. But how can we assess whether that expectation is realistic before a policy is implemented? Join the Predicting Policy Impact course offered at Maastricht School of Management.
Health Policy and Systems Analysis
University of Basel's Health Policy and Systems Analysis course analyses the relationships between global health strategies and national and local health policies and systems development. It focuses then on health systems frameworks, the role and behaviour of institutions, the major innovations in financing and delivering health services, and on how health systems are responding to global changes.
Inequality, Social Justice & Redistribution
The social sciences track offers students the opportunity to delve into a fundamental subject of the Sciences Po curriculum. The A Rising Invisible Majority - Capital, Labour and the Welfare State in Contemporary Political Economy course is offered at Sciences Po.
Principles and Practices of Business and Human Rights - Micro-credential
This Principles and Practices of Business and Human Rights is aimed at middle, senior managers and board members of corporations and SME’s operating in Ireland, including firms in professional services, manufacturing, finance, ICT and related supplier industries who wish to accelerate their ESG performance. Delivered live, the course offers real-time interaction and greater value.
Sustainable Cities and Societies
The Sustainable Cities and Societies course from UCL Summer School will focus on the intersection of the climate crisis, energy demand, buildings and the wellbeing of people.
Critical and Postcolonial Approaches to World Politics
The Critical and Postcolonial Approaches to World Politics course from UCL Summer School introduces the discipline of international relations, outlining some of the central questions that scholars and policymakers have explored, and how the field has evolved as the world has changed.
Democracy & Diversity
The social sciences track offers students the opportunity to delve into a fundamental subject of the Sciences Po curriculum. Students in this track can choose one core class of intensive study, which includes 36 contact hours per month on our Parisian campus.
Migration, Economy and Society
The Migration, Economy and Society course from UCL Summer School situates migration within broader social and economic contexts.
Working in Health and Care
Working in Health and Care at Cardiff and Vale College is a Level 2 programme that prepares learners to support children through play, learning and development activities.
Working in Health and Care
Working in Health and Care at Cardiff and Vale College is a Level 2 programme that introduces learners to the principles of youth work and supporting young people’s development.
Health Policy and Financing
The Health Policy and Financing course at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) offers an in-depth look at important issues and current debates in health policy, health economics and health financing, taking into account the diverse profit and not for profit systems.
International Peace Mediation and International Negotiations
This International Peace Mediation and International Negotiations course at Freie Universität Berlin explores the different conditions and models for cooperation in order to cope with climate change, ensure equal access to resources and shape a future in which peace, self-determination, freedom, and prosperity are possible.
Project Proposal Design
This Short Executive Programme equips professionals from the private sector, public institutions, semi-public bodies, and development organisations with consultancy-level skills and practical frameworks to identify funding opportunities, design competitive project proposals, and institutionalise long-term fundraising systems.
The Wealth (and Poverty) of Nations - Global Economic Development Past and Present
How has humanity shifted from a state where lives were brutish and short, to one where people live significantly longer and are much better off? Why are some countries rich and others poor? Learn more at the The Wealth (and Poverty) of Nations - Global Economic Development Past and Present programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.
Effective Migration Management - Putting Policy into Action
This Effective Migration Management - Putting Policy into Action course offered by European University Institute (EUI) aims at developing and strengthening skills that pertain to managing the entry and presence of foreigners within the borders of the State and the protection of refugees and others in need of protection.
Introduction to Social Research
This Introduction to Social Research course offered by The University of Lancashire will provide an overview of key issues and debates associated with the production and evaluation of research for practice in social care.
AI and Governance - Embracing and Harnessing AI for the Public Good
The AI and Governance - Embracing and Harnessing AI for the Public Good program from Florence School of Transnational Governance is designed to provide a high-level awareness of the growing prominence of artificial intelligence (AI) both as a technology that requires policy attention, as well as a technology that will affect policies in a wide range of areas.
Service Design for a Social City
Get to know everything about social innovation and human centered design in the city context! Service Design for a Social City offered by University of Antwerp will be thinking and doing on superdiversity, creative storytelling, citizen driven design, creative democracy and even your own city challenge case.
Sociology and Social Policy
The Sociology and Social Policy course from the University of Birmingham provides an overview on health, examining factors that contribute to health inequality alongside potential social solutions.
GAL- Re-imagining the Sustainable Development Goals
Global challenges require governance beyond national borders. The GAL Summer School examines how global administrative law shapes the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on accountability, regulatory coordination, and multi-level cooperation in addressing today’s global crises.