Social Sciences (BSc): 4-year, part-time
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Years
The BSc Social Sciences is a flexible, interdisciplinary degree that will give you the theoretical tools and knowledge to better understand the social-political world, why social inequality persists and how your own life experiences intersect with wider social structures, such as 'race', class and gender. The knowledge and skills that you will build on this programme are highly valued in today's world of work and will build your capacity as a thinker, communicator and analyst. It will enable you to become a competent, critical and responsible researcher of the social world with the ability to make informed choices about research methods and apply them competently.
The course is structured around four themes that cover the fundamentals of social theory, social and public policy, and research methods. You can choose from option modules in geography, history, politics, philosophy, development studies, psychosocial studies, anthropology, social policy and sociology, so you can make the degree your own, focusing on your own interests, strengths and experiences.
BSc Social Sciences students come from a range of backgrounds and pursue a wide spectrum of careers, including in central or local government, public policy, cultural industries, enterprise, social research and journalism. You will study in the evening alongside London's working professionals and be taught by academics who are world-leading researchers and experts in their field, committed to engaging and participatory teaching.
This course is also available for full-time evening study over three years.
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About this course
Graduates can pursue careers in local or national government, education, social work or research. This degree may also be useful in becoming a charity officer, journalist, social researcher or further education lecturer.
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential.
Awarding Body
University of London
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Subjects
- Full Time
- Conflict
- Social Policy
- Teaching
- Philosophy
- International
- University
- Public
- Part Time
- Social Science
- Social Theory
Course programme
This programme consists of modules worth a total of 360 credits, comprising 120 credits at Levels 4, 5 and 6 respectively.
A typical part-time route through the programme is as follows:
In Year 1, you are introduced to key contemporary debates in the social sciences and to university study in general. You take one compulsory module and choose option modules at Level 4 worth a total of 60 credits.
In Year 2, you study the debates associated with the social science disciplines about the person as an individual and as a member of multiple local, national and international collectivises. You are introduced to debates in social theory, drawing on a number of disciplinary perspectives. You are also introduced to the research methods used in the social sciences, including qualitative and quantitative techniques and related epistemological debates. You take two compulsory modules and choose a Level 5 option module worth 30 credits.
In Year 3, you are introduced to issues of social and public policy and how these relate to theoretical debates in the social sciences. You take one compulsory module, plus a Level 5 option module worth 30 credits and a Level 6 option module worth 30 credits.
In Year 4, you can either take one compulsory module and choose Level 6 option modules worth 60 credits, or undertake a dissertation worth 60 credits and complete Level 6 option modules worth 30 credits.
YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULE
- Introductions: Understanding the Social World
- Knowing the Social World
- Social Inequalities and Diversities
- Social Relations and Social Policy Level 5
- BSc Social Science Dissertation
- Social Conflict (level 6)
- Children, Youth and International Development
- Cities and Urban Inequalities
- Critical Race Studies: Understanding Asian and Black Experiences in Britain
- Philosophy and Gender (Level 6, 15 credits)
- Psychoanalysis
- Race, Environment and International Development
Additional information
Part-time international students: £10710 pa
Social Sciences (BSc): 4-year, part-time