BA (Honours) dalam Ilmu Sosial (Studi Agama)

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 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 to find, use, create, and share information, data, and knowledge in ways relevant to the social sciences.
• Merencanakan dan mengatur: Membuat dan melaksanakan rencana efektif yang melibatkan identifikasi informasi dan sumber daya yang relevan, menyusun pertanyaan dan membuat penilaian untuk memecahkan suatu masalah.
• Connect and work with others: Work collectively with other learners, playing an active and appropriate role and achieving joint outcomes.

This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• In Stage 1 you'll begin with an introductory social science module before choosing between looking at the issues facing contemporary society or the key revolutions throughout history.
• Next, at Stages 2 and 3, you will take a sociology module, as well as explore a range of religions and religious practices and consider how they relate to wider social questions and concerns.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

You'll start your degree with:

• Introducing the social sciences (DD102)

You'll also choose one from:

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

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Understanding digital societies (DD218)

You'll complete this stage with:

• Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences (A227)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• You’ll choose one from this list of Stage 3 option modules.

You'll complete your degree with:

• Why is religion controversial? (A332)

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.

Skills for career development

Employers value the diverse skills of the social sciences very highly. The ability to work across different academic disciplines will provide you with a broad portfolio of transferable skills including the ability to:

• Menafsirkan, menganalisis, dan mengevaluasi secara kritis bukti kuantitatif dan kualitatif
• Terapkan pembelajaran pada situasi dunia nyata
• Berkomunikasi secara efektif kepada berbagai khalayak menggunakan media yang berbeda
• Gunakan berbagai praktik digital untuk menemukan, menggunakan, dan membuat data
• Belajar secara mandiri dan merencanakan, melaksanakan, dan mempresentasikan karya mandiri
• Bekerja secara efektif dengan orang lain untuk mencapai hasil bersama

Career relevance

Gelar dalam ilmu sosial dapat menghasilkan lapangan kerja di sektor publik, swasta, dan sukarela. Dunia usaha, organisasi sektor publik dan institusi pendidikan semakin harus menghadapi isu-isu sosial dan menghargai keterampilan yang dapat diberikan oleh lulusan ilmu sosial, menjadikan gelar ini relevan untuk berbagai profesi termasuk pejabat pemerintah daerah, pegawai negeri, guru sekolah menengah, pekerja sosial. , badan amal, jurnalisme dan pejabat serikat pekerja. Anda juga dapat menggunakan gelar BA (Hons) dalam Ilmu Sosial untuk studi lebih lanjut di sektor pendidikan tinggi.

Other careers

Many graduate-level jobs are open to social graduates, particularly in business, the voluntary sector and the public sector. Please note, however, that some careers may require further study, training and/or work experience beyond your degree.