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Studying social sciences abroad

A social sciences degree offers international students a fascinating and flexible way to explore human behaviour, global issues and societal change.

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

Graduates of a masters 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 lectures and seminars, will the possibility of group projects. Modules you study might include:

  • Race and Racism
  • Global Poverty
  • Gender and Gender Politics
  • Social Inequality
  • Migration and Immigration

All social sciences courses

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Social Sciences and Humanities MRes

University of Derby United Kingdom

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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 Route BDes

University of Alberta Canada

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Environmental Social Science PhD

University of Kent United Kingdom

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Social Sciences for a Digital Society Master Degree

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Netherlands

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Behavioural and Social Sciences (RM) Master Degree

University of Groningen Netherlands

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Political Science MSc

Umeå University Sweden

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Social Inequalities Master Degree

Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB), Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands

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Social and Behavioural Sciences BSc

Erasmus University College, Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands

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Data-Driven Social Innovation MSc

Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences Germany

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Psychological Science Bachelor Degree

University of Padua Italy

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Social-Economic Sciences Bachelor

University of Antwerp Belgium

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Psychology BA, BS

Webster Leiden Campus Netherlands

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

Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University Poland

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