Social science ba(hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Brighton and Hove
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Brighton and hove
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
Social science encompasses subjects that explore human society and the relationships within it - from politics and sociology to social policy and psychology. This is a highly flexible course that enables you to choose modules from across all these areas.
You can tailor the degree to your own interests and career aspirations: giving you the freedom to specialise in a specific area of social science or to maintain a more general approach to your degree throughout.
You will have the chance to undertake a voluntary work placement in the local community providing a career-focused approach to your learning, and preparing you will real, practical and transferable skills as well as theoretical knowledge.
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Subjects
- Social Science
- International
- Sociology
- Social Policy
- Approach
- Psychology
- Politics
Course programme
Year 1
Year 1 will introduce you to the theoretical background of sociology, which is at the heart of the social sciences. You will also learn about how social scientists conduct their research and further the knowledge base of their respective disciplines.
Modules Core modules- Introduction to Research Methods
The module introduces you to the range of research methods used in the social sciences and will enable you to develop the skills necessary to collect and analyse both quantitative and qualitative data.
- Contemporary Social Inequalities
This module will provide you with the theoretical and conceptual tools to confront normative/normalising explanations of difference and inequality. You'll understand the ways that ‘differences’ and inequalities are formed and their consequences for everyday lived realities.
- Social Policy and Social Welfare
This module introduces you to the study of social policy and to main components of the welfare state. Focusing on service provision, it broadens an understanding of the complexity of the formation and implementation of social policy within the UK, noting and discussing the policy divergences which have occurred since devolution.
The module will embrace a wide and inclusive understanding of the subject in a way that will engage and challenge your thinking.
- Social Policy: Needs and Problems
On this module you will gain the necessary theoretical tools to critically engage with the concepts of human needs and social problems, including concepts such as human rights and social construction. You'll explore themes that will allow you to grow your understanding of current social problems and the relationship to these to human needs.
- Developmental Psychology
Module code: SS423
The module will introduce you to key theories and topics in child development and lifespan development. You'll examine issues from infancy through middle-childhood to adulthood to explore how people develop through time. The module provides an historical, biological, social and cultural context for studying child development, and life-span development to help you frame the theoretical perspectives presented.
- Sociological Imaginations
Module code: SS424
This module will introduce you to contemporary ‘sociological imaginations’ of the social world and will give you the opportunity to apply sociological theories and concepts to contemporary topics. You'll develop your ability to think sociologically, by first understanding key sociological concepts and then exploring how these are applied in contemporary sociological research examples.
- Foundations of Sociology
Module code: SS422
This module will equip you with an understanding of traditional sociological theory and its applications today. You'll be introduced to the foundations of sociology including key thinkers, key debates, and main theoretical perspectives.
The module will examine the development of classical ideas and the continued relevance for different sociological perspectives throughout the twentieth century. Recent challenges to traditional sociological theory will also be examined and assessed.
- Introduction to Politics
Module code: SS429
This module will give you a broad overview of the academic study of politics by focusing on core concepts of political science and political theory, and then applying those to political processes, institutions, ideologies, and the nature of political change.
It will cover the core conceptual material needed for more advanced study in politics and will also introduce you to ideas and approaches that can be applied in other social sciences.
- Foundations in World Politics
Module code: SS450
This module will introduce you to a critical historical perspective on the modern international political system. You will examine how the peoples and governments of the world came to be linked through a global system by reviewing some major events and processes of international history. By taking a long view of modern politics you'll place world politics in its historical context. The key topics exploreed include the origins of the international political system, imperial expansion, conflict, global governance, controversy and historiography.
*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.
Social science ba(hons)