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Social Sciences degrees in 2024

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Social Sciences Route BDes

University of Alberta Canada

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Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities with Foundation Year BA, BSc

SOAS University of London United Kingdom

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Social Sciences BSc (Hons)

University of Kent United Kingdom

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Social-Economic Sciences Bachelor

University of Antwerp Belgium

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Social and Behavioural Sciences BSc

Erasmus University College Netherlands

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Psychological Science Bachelor Degree

University of Padua Italy

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Kinesiology Bachelor Degree

Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences Poland

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BA in European Studies: Politics and Society in a Global Context Bachelor Degree

Institute of European Studies Poland

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Psychology - Psychosocial Disciplines BSc

Berlin School of Business and Innovation Germany

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Social Sciences Degrees

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Social sciences as an academic discipline looks at the study of society and human behaviour. This also includes how people interact with each other and the world around them, and how this effects the way in which society develops, and how this influences the world. There are several subject areas within social sciences, these include things such as anthropology, economics, linguistics, politics and psychology, among others.

Graduates of a degree in social sciences will have a wide range of career paths available to them. These include social worker, human resource manager, political researcher, journalist, and counsellor, among others.

Your degree will be delivered through a mixture of modes. These will include lectures and seminars, as well as possible group projects. Depending on your course, you may also have the opportunity to take part in a work placement. Modules you study could include:

  • Modern Society
  • Social Problems and Social Change
  • Human Rights
  • Sociology of Death
  • Humanitarianism

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