SOCIAL SCIENCES SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
PUT STUDY INTO PRACTICE WITH A WORK
PLACEMENT THAT'S PART OF YOUR COURSE
If you are curious about what makes societies tick, this multi-disciplinary Social Sciences degree is for you. You will explore factors that influence major social issues such as poverty, access to education and healthcare, climate change and migration, learning to critically evaluate current practice and policy, and gaining an excellent grounding in the theories underpinning contemporary social science.
Global Opportunities available International Students
foundation programme available Full details available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
As a Social Sciences student, you will be immersed in a dynamic research and learning environment. There will be opportunities to build links with students from related disciplines. Throughout the course, you will develop the exceptional research and analytical skills needed to understand and address societal issues in a rapidly changing social and political environment. You can study a language module in your second year, with a choice of Welsh, French, Italian, Spanish, or Arabic, and alongside your academic work, you have the option to complete
AREAS STUDIED TYPICALLY INCLUDE: Year 1 • Equality, discrimination and oppression in society
TYPICAL OFFER: AAB-ABB
• Poverty and plenty • Power and politics • Social inquiry in practice Year 2 • Family policy
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
BSc Single Honours ▲ Social Sciences
• From individuals to society • Safeguarding children and young people • Research and critical appraisal in health and social care • Social security, poverty and social exclusion • Sociology of health and illness Year 3 • Advocacy, rights and representation • Doing social science • Global perspectives and working in a globalised world • Principles of social policy • Social policy in an ageing world
▲ 3 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
FUTURE CAREERS: • Professional Education and Training such as Law, Journalism or Teaching • Public Services • Social Science Research in Public or Private Bodies • The Civil Service • The Criminal Justice System • Voluntary/Third Sector Organisations – Leadership and Management
a work placement as part of your degree.
For more detailed course content, including a full module list, visit: swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses
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