In this course, you are taught by international experts in the field of social policy. We use a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, case study analysis, group projects and presentations, and individual and group tutorials. A quantitative research minor opens your mind to new ways of thinking. As part of a multi-million pound national campaign to improve quantitative skills amongst undergraduates, the Q-Step centre boasts a team of world-class quantitative researchers, and innovative technology-based teaching methods. Starting with no assumed statistical knowledge, you will graduate with an advanced package of practical quantitative skills alongside your subject specific knowledge in social policy. In an increasingly competitive job market, graduates with quantitative skills are in high demand by all employers from across the public, private and third sectors. Our social policy graduates have been extremely successful in finding employment in a wide range of areas including social work and health care; policy analysis in the public and voluntary sectors; human resource management and advice services; education and research; and management in the Civil Service, local authorities and other public agencies, and the voluntary sector, among others. With the BA Social Policy with Quantitative Research you will gain and develop advanced quantitative research skills through modules that offer specialist training in cutting-edge techniques as well as training in how to understand, explain and critique data in diverse real-world settings. These quantitative skills are combined with all the attributes associated with a Kent Social Sciences degree; verbal and written communication, social awareness, organisation and teamwork skills - giving graduates a clear advantage in the job market. The ability to understand and apply various methods of analysing, concluding and presenting data is essential to any social scientist and the skills are just as crucial in business and journalism as they are in education or the police.