BA (Honours) dalam Ilmu Sosial

The qualification provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills, and other attributes in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding

On completion of this qualification, you will have:

• An extensive knowledge and critical understanding of key concepts and theoretical approaches in the social sciences
• A systematic understanding of a range of disciplinary approaches within the social sciences and an awareness of the different sources that contribute to the social sciences
• An extensive and critical understanding of key social processes and their impact on individual and collective life
• A critical appreciation of how the social sciences understand, explain and evaluate matters of social concern,

Cognitive skills

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:

• Interpret, critically analyse and evaluate a diversity of social scientific ideas, concepts and arguments, and identify, gather, interpret, critically analyse and evaluate evidence from a wide range of sources
• Demonstrate knowledge of and familiarity with established techniques of social science analysis and enquiry
• Deploy a conceptual understanding of the social sciences to devise and substantiate arguments that address social problems
• Review, consolidate and extend your knowledge and understanding, and initiate and carry out an independent social scientific project.

Practical and/or professional skills

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:

• Regularly review current and future personal development and career options, including developing strategies to address factors that limit choices
• Engage critically with skills and ethical issues relevant to social scientific enquiry
• Learn from feedback and reflect on the process of learning to evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and improve performance
• Recognise and critically evaluate personal viewpoints and engage constructively with others’ views.

Key skills

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Communication - accurately and effectively communicate information about the social sciences in a variety of ways suitable for a range of academic and non-academic audiences, both formal and informal
• Digital information literacy - select, access and exploit a wide range of digital sources and to find, use, create and share information, data and knowledge in ways relevant to the social sciences
• Plan and organise - make and carry out effective plans involving the identification of relevant information and resources frame questions and make judgements to achieve a solution to a problem
• Connect and work with others - work collectively with other learners, playing an active and appropriate role to achieve joint outcomes.

This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• You’ll start Stage 1 with an introductory social science module, and depending on your intended route through the qualification, continue with a broad-based study of social science or specialise in one area.
• Selanjutnya, pada Tahap 2 dan 3 , Anda akan terus memilih modul dari seluruh kurikulum ilmu sosial atau menyelesaikan studi pada jalur spesialis Anda.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

Modul pengantar ilmu sosial

You'll start your degree with:

• Memperkenalkan Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial (DD102)

Broad-based study of social science

Anda juga akan memilih dari:

• Encountering psychology in context (D120)
• Global challenges: social science in action (D113)
• Introduction to criminology (DD105)
• You and your money (DB125)
• Economics in Context (DD126)
• Discovering the arts and humanities (A111)
• Revolutions (A113)

Jalur Kriminologi

You'll complete this stage with:

• Introduction to criminology (DD105)

Perkembangan; Geografi; dan jalur politik

You'll complete this stage with:

• Global challenges: social science in action (D113)

Economics route

You'll complete this stage with:

• You and your money (DB125)
• Economics in Context (DD126)

Jalur Filsafat

You'll also choose one from:

• Discovering the arts and humanities (A111)
• Revolutions (A113)

Psychology route

You'll complete this stage with:

• Encountering psychology in context (D120)

Jalur Studi Keagamaan

You’ll also choose one from:

• Global challenges: social science in action (D113)
• Revolutions (A113)

Jalur sosiologi

You'll also choose one from:

• Global challenges: social science in action (D113)
• Introduction to criminology (DD105)

Stages 2 and 3 (240 credits)

Broad-based study of social science

Stage 2 (120 credits)

Anda akan memulai tahap ini dengan:

• Memahami masyarakat digital (DD218)

You'll complete this stage with:

• Anda akan memilih salah satu dari daftar modul opsi Tahap 2 ini.

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll complete your degree with:

• Anda akan memilih dua dari daftar modul opsi Tahap 3 ini.

Criminology

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Memahami masyarakat digital (DD218)

Rute standar – Anda akan menyelesaikan tahap ini dengan salah satu dari:

• Penelitian sosial: kejahatan, keadilan dan masyarakat (DD215)
• Pengertian Kriminologi (DD212)

Rute disertasi – Anda akan menyelesaikan tahap ini dengan:

• Penelitian sosial: kejahatan, keadilan dan masyarakat (DD215)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Anda akan memilih salah satu dari daftar modul opsi Tahap 3 ini.

Rute standar – Anda akan menyelesaikan gelar Anda dengan:

• Kejahatan, kerugian dan negara (DD311)

Rute disertasi – Anda akan menyelesaikan gelar Anda dengan:

• Meneliti isu-isu terkini dalam kriminologi (DD315)

Development

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Memahami masyarakat digital (DD218)

You'll complete this stage with:

• Memperkenalkan pembangunan global: kemiskinan, kesenjangan, keberlanjutan (D229)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Anda akan memilih salah satu dari daftar modul opsi Tahap 3 ini.

You'll complete your degree with:

• Pembangunan internasional (D329) – direncanakan pada Oktober 2026

Economics

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Memahami masyarakat digital (DD218)

You'll complete this stage with:

• Ekonomi esensial: perspektif makro dan mikro (D217)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Anda akan memilih salah satu dari daftar modul opsi Tahap 3 ini.

You'll complete your degree with:

• Melakukan perekonomian: masyarakat, pasar dan kebijakan (DD309)

Geography

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Memahami masyarakat digital (DD218)

You’ll complete this stage with one from:

• Mengubah geografi Britania Raya (D225)
• Lingkungan: berbagi planet yang dinamis (DST206)
• Environment and Society (DD213)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Environmental policy in an international context (DD319)

You'll complete this stage with:

• Anda akan memilih salah satu dari daftar modul opsi Tahap 3 ini.

Philosophy

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Memahami masyarakat digital (DD218)

You'll complete this stage with:

• Menyelidiki filsafat (DA223)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Anda akan memilih salah satu dari daftar modul opsi Tahap 3 ini.

You'll complete your degree with:

• Pertanyaan kunci dalam filsafat (A333)

Politics

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Memahami masyarakat digital (DD218)

You'll complete this stage with:

• Memahami politik: gagasan dan institusi di dunia modern (DD211)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Anda akan memilih salah satu dari daftar modul opsi Tahap 3 ini.

You’ll complete your degree with one from:

• Hubungan internasional: kesinambungan dan perubahan dalam politik global (DD313)
• Ide politik modern (DD316)

Psychology

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Memahami masyarakat digital (DD218)

You'll complete this stage with:

• Psikologi hidup: dari sehari-hari hingga luar biasa (DD210)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Anda akan memilih salah satu dari daftar modul opsi Tahap 3 ini.

You’ll complete your degree with one from:

• Memajukan psikologi sosial (DD317)
• Konseling dan psikologi forensik: investigasi kejahatan dan terapi (DD310)

Religious Studies

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Memahami masyarakat digital (DD218)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.