1. Course summary

• Gain a range of intellectual and practical skills.
• Apply these to real-life problems and situations.
• Choose to study abroad and go on a work placement.
• Learn from guest lecturers, from a variety of industries.

The degree includes a unique blend of psychology, sociology and politics – addressing a key range of perennial and contemporary issues. You’ll also develop key personal, transferable skills associated with better employability in a rapidly-changing environment.

Applied learning

Work placements

You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a semester-long work placement in your second year. This gives you real-world experience to prepare you for your future career. You’ll also gain an awareness of the demands of employers and make connections between your academic studies and possible careers.

Live projects

You’ll undertake live projects as part of your degree, getting a taste of how to use the skills you learn on the course in the real world. For example, you could work on a project brief for a local charity – undertaking desk-based research, helping them while also forming the basis for your assessment. You’ll also be able to list this work on your CV.

Field trips

During the course, you can take a field trip at no extra cost. Previously, these have included a 4-day visit to Edinburgh in the second year and a dissertation conference in the third year.

Networking opportunities

You’ll be invited to employer fairs and conferences – plus other talks from public and social service practitioners, potential employers, academics, political parties and voluntary/charity/NGO sectors. All of these provide great networking opportunities.

3. Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• government and local government
• political organisations
• education
• health, mental health and related areas
• charities and the voluntary sector
• social research
• human resources
• commercial, industrial and public-sector management
• policing
• prison and probation services

6. Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

Year 1

Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentDevelopmental And Social Psychology20Coursework
Exam
Deviance, Order And Protest20Coursework
Practical
Introduction To International Relations20Coursework
Introduction To Politics And Society20Coursework
Practical
Psychological Well-Being And Individual Differences20Coursework
Exam
The Sociological

Year 2

Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentApplications Of Psychology20Coursework
Theorising Modernities20Coursework
Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentApplied Child Psychology20Coursework
Divided Societies20Coursework
Environment And Society20Coursework
Introduction To Counselling And Psychotherapy20Coursework
Study Abroad60Coursework
The Politics Of Welfare In The 21St Century20Coursework
Understanding Global Societies20Coursework
Work Placement60Coursework
Practical
Work
Youth: Chaos And Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentAtypical Child Development20Coursework
Counselling And Psychotherapy (Theoretical Perspectives)20Coursework
Crime And The Media20Coursework
Families And Kinship: A Sociological Insight Into Family History Studies20Coursework
Practical
Globalisation, Gender And Work20Coursework
Sex, Gender And World Politics20Coursework
Terrorism And Counter-Terrorism20Coursework
Welfare Rights And Legal Issues20Coursework