Social Sciences
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | On-Campus | Full-time | 3 | September | find out | find out |
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About Social Sciences, BA - at University of Sheffield
Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle the big social science challenges facing society today including inequality, injustice and health. You'll learn how to undertake high-quality research, how to communicate results to different audiences and how it can be applied to make a difference to our lives.
Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle the big social science challenges facing society today, including inequality, injustice and health.
As part of this course you’ll learn how to undertake high-quality research, how to communicate results to different audiences and how research can be applied to make a difference to our lives.
Each year you will have the opportunity to choose optional social science modules from a range of subjects in order to build your own area of expertise and interest. You can choose from subjects including:
- Criminology
- Politics
- Sociology
- Human geography
- Social policy
Studying applied practical research skills alongside your choice of social science subjects will equip you with a unique insight into how you might approach challenges facing society today.
As part of your degree, you will develop the skills to investigate, analyse and evaluate different types of information, as well as being able to understand and explain issues facing society.
We’ll teach you how to collect, interpret, apply and present a wide variety of information. This might include managing interview transcripts, conducting focus groups or working with statistical data to analyse trends.
You'll be asked to present your findings in a variety of formats, allowing you to develop the skills necessary to be confident presenting to different audiences.
You’ll learn how to effectively write reports, as well as how to create websites, podcasts and posters. These are all essential skills for continuing into the workplace.
We offer valuable work experience as part of your degree, giving you the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge you have gained on your course into live work projects. This might include research projects for a module, summer work placements or year long work placements at a variety of organisations including YouGov, Shelter and South Yorkshire Police.
Entry requirements for this course
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