Social Sciences

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

The many faces of inequality. Shifting relationships between the Global North and South. War, displacement and human trafficking. Child exploitation and care scandals. Black Lives Matter, transactivism, and the #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment. Rising Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and resurgent nationalism. Green politics. Fake news...

Questions about how we understand, structure and change society have never been more urgent. This course welcomes students from across the world to the heart of London to provide them with an internationally and practically oriented understanding of the ways in which core debates within the social sciences can shape our responses to pressing social and policy questions.

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London
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On request

About this course

Learn how to make a difference in the world. Our innovative curriculum, which enables students to focus on issues that matter to them, encourages and supports creativity, risk-taking and social action, teaching you the knowledge, skills and confidence to communicate, collaborate, organise and persuade.
Gain first-hand knowledge of the world of work. Our links with communities, organisations and institutions of the capital will provide you with an array of opportunities for learning and forging new networks. Practitioners from a range of external social and policy relevant organisations contribute to the teaching and host reciprocal visits and work placements.
Develop inter-disciplinary literacy. Real-world social, political and ethical questions do not fall into neat disciplinary boxes. You will learn to apply and combine perspectives from a range of social science disciplines including sociology, social policy and politics.
Work with academics who are world leading in their fields and committed to high quality research-led education. As well as having a proven track record of research and teaching excellence, the experience of the course team extends beyond academia to include work with a range of policy and cultural institutions.

The degree provides a rigorous intellectual grounding for careers in politics, public administration, NGOs and INGOs, charities, think tanks, and social advocacy organisations through its emphasis on generic transferable skills. The degree also provides a good basis for further training and postgraduate qualifications for a wide range of occupations including journalism, health management, social work and teaching.

AAB

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Social Policy
  • Sociology
  • Social World
  • Social Theory
  • Social Change
  • Policy analysis
  • Social Justice
  • Social research
  • Social Sciences

Course programme

1st Year

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

The first year offers a broad-based social sciences education after which you will follow one of two specialist pathways: ‘Sociology and Social Policy’ or ‘Children, Youth and Society’. In the first year the curriculum is set to provide you with a strong foundation in the subject. In the second and third years you will be increasingly free to choose modules that reflect your interests.

King’s College London reviews optional modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

In Year 1 you will study 120 credits worth of required modules. In addition, there is a two-day non-credit bearing workshop designed to introduce students to the course philosophy and ways of working and help students with the transition to university study.

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Understanding the Social World (30 credits)
  • Introduction to Social Theory (30 credits)
  • Power, Inequality and Social Change (30 credits)
  • Social Justice and Policy Analysis (30 credits)
Optional Modules

There are no optional modules in your first year.

2nd Year

In year 2 you will start to specialise in your chosen pathway. Students on both pathways will take 60 credits worth of required modules with the remaining 60 credits made up of optional modules, with at least 45 credits worth of modules taken from your chosen pathway.

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • The Uses of Theory (15 credits)
  • Principles and Methods of Social Research (30 credits)
  • Work Placement (15 credits) or Social Sciences at Work (15 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition you are required to take 60 credits worth of optional modules, with at least 45 credits worth of modules taken from your chosen pathway.

Sociology and Social Policy Pathway

  • Gender and Sexual Politics (15 credits)
  • Race, Ethnicity and Society (15 credits)
  • Culture, Media and Society (15 credits)
  • Environment, Policy and Society (15 credits)
  • A 15-credit module from the Children, Youth and Society pathway or approved module from other courses or the Modern Language Centre

Children, Youth and Society Pathway

  • Global Childhoods and Youth: past and present (15 credits)
  • Philosophical Perspectives on Childhood and Youth (15 credits)
  • Children, Families and the State (15 credits)
  • Children and International Development (15 credits)
  • A 15-credit module from the Sociology and Social Policy pathway or approved module from other courses or the Modern Language Centre

You will also have the opportunity to study abroad for the second semester of your second year. Our partner universities currently comprise:

  • Hong Kong University
  • National University of Singapore
  • University of California
  • George Washington University
  • University of Sydney
  • University of Auckland
3rd Year

In Year 3 you will take a required 15 credit module in advanced research methods and the dissertation module which is worth 30 credits. The remaining 75 credits are taken as optional modules at least three of which must be from your chosen pathway.

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Advanced Methods for Social Research (15 credits)
  • Dissertation (30 credits). This is a 6,000 word project or theoretical essay on a social science topic of your choice.
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 75 credits worth of optional modules, including at least three modules from your chosen pathway.

Sociology and Social Policy Pathway

  • Work Placement (15 credits) (if not taken in year 2)
  • Social Sciences at Work (15 credits) (if not taken in year 2)
  • Education for the 21st Century: a global perspective (15 credits)
  • Analysing Health and Social Care (15 credits)
  • Civil and Political Rights (15 credits)
  • Political Activism and Social Change (15 credits)
  • Culture, Media and Society (15 credits)
  • Up to 30 credits worth of modules from the Children, Youth and Society pathway or of approved modules from other courses or the Modern Language Centre

Children, Youth and Society Pathway

  • Work Placement (15 credits) (if not taken in year 2)
  • Social Sciences at Work (15 credits) (if not taken in year 2)
  • International and Comparative Youth Justice (15 credits)
  • Transition to Adulthood: a multi-disciplinary perspective (15 credits)
  • Childhood and Youth in Troubled Times (15 credits)
  • Learning Out of School: play, youth work and social pedagogy (15 credits)
  • Children, Families and the State (15 credits)
  • Up to 30 credits worth of modules from the Sociology and Social Policy pathway or of approved modules from other courses or the Modern Language Centre

Additional information

International tuition fee - £18,900 per year

Social Sciences

£ 9,250 VAT inc.