36 monthsProgramme duration
36,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Politics
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
A rapidly changing global landscape raises fundamental issues about the relationship between individuals and society. The interdisciplinary Social Sciences BSc at UCL offers opportunities to engage with global perspectives on social change, and tools for understanding, shaping and innovating in future policy and practice. Social Sciences students will develop excellent skills in critical thinking and empirical analysis, preparing you for employment or further study.
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Each year, you will take a number of individual modules. First year core modules focus on sociology and psychology, and an introduction to research methods. You can specialise in a further social science discipline through optional modules. Subject to availability, students also have access to a wide range of social science modules offered by other UCL Departments, including those in anthropology, philosophy and political science.
In year two, core modules focus on social theory, social psychology, and advanced research methods, while the wide range of optional modules allows you to pursue your own areas of interest and specialise further within the social sciences.
Year three combines a core social science seminar module, involving workshops and seminars with invited guest speakers, with a wide range of optional modules. You will also conduct an independent research project and write a dissertation. An optional module offers students an opportunity to gain advanced research skills by undertaking a mentored research internship within the Social Research Institute.
Modules focus on understanding social, psychological, cultural, and economic dynamics and processes in societies and individual lives, including gender, the labour market, income inequality, poverty, health, and public policy affecting them.
Upon successful completion of 360 credits, you will be awarded a BSc (Hons) in Social Sciences.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Politics
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
A rapidly changing global landscape raises fundamental issues about the relationship between individuals and society. The interdisciplinary Social Sciences BSc at UCL offers opportunities to engage with global perspectives on social change, and tools for understanding, shaping and innovating in future policy and practice. Social Sciences students will develop excellent skills in critical thinking and empirical analysis, preparing you for employment or further study.
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Each year, you will take a number of individual modules. First year core modules focus on sociology and psychology, and an introduction to research methods. You can specialise in a further social science discipline through optional modules. Subject to availability, students also have access to a wide range of social science modules offered by other UCL Departments, including those in anthropology, philosophy and political science.
In year two, core modules focus on social theory, social psychology, and advanced research methods, while the wide range of optional modules allows you to pursue your own areas of interest and specialise further within the social sciences.
Year three combines a core social science seminar module, involving workshops and seminars with invited guest speakers, with a wide range of optional modules. You will also conduct an independent research project and write a dissertation. An optional module offers students an opportunity to gain advanced research skills by undertaking a mentored research internship within the Social Research Institute.
Modules focus on understanding social, psychological, cultural, and economic dynamics and processes in societies and individual lives, including gender, the labour market, income inequality, poverty, health, and public policy affecting them.
Upon successful completion of 360 credits, you will be awarded a BSc (Hons) in Social Sciences.
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