Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences
Bachelor's degree
In Canberra (Australia)
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Canberra (Australia)
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Political, economic and social science processes underlie the complex spectrum of public affairs and everyday life. The Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences degree gives you the chance to gain intimate knowledge of these core economic, political and social issues, and attain a working understanding of the environments in which they operate.
Our degree combines in-depth inquiry with an interdisciplinary approach to give students a broad appreciation of the major political, economic and social issues and policies of our time. Such a nuanced understanding of these areas is critical for success in a number of professional fields spanning the world of public affairs, government and the corporate sector.
Reflecting the diversity of career paths you may wish to follow, this degree offers the flexibility to at once specialise in a foundational tenet of the social sciences – economic, social or political – while preparing you with a broad-based education through a multitude of potential electives.
This well-rounded program offers you the chance to build upon four foundational subject areas: economics, government and international relations, political economy, and either sociology or anthropology. As the degree progresses you will be able to deepen your knowledge in any of these four core disciplines through a major, which is selected by the program’s third year.
Our degree equips graduates with a strong basis for future public or private employment, as well as entry to a range of postgraduate programs. Specific areas with strong employment prospects include: government and public service, non-government organisations, the corporate sector, management, finance, research, consultancy and current affairs journalism.
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Subjects
- IT
- Government
- Public
- Sociology
- International Relations
- International
- Sociology Anthropology
- Public Affairs
- Social Science
- Economics
Course programme
Course Structure
Study planIn the first year you study two core subject areas from: government and international relations, political economy and sociology or anthropology. A third and fourth subject area is of your own choosing: for example, they could also be from a core subject area or a humanities subject like history, philosophy, English or a language; or it could be a subject such as economics, industrial relations, geography or psychology. In the second year you continue to deepen your studies in three core social science areas (government and international relations, political economy, and sociology or anthropology) and take other electives according to your own interests. In the third year you complete your major (selected from one of those core social sciences areas).
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Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences