Human and Social Sciences

The BSc in Human and Social Sciences provides a unique opportunity to study psychology as a distinctive specialisation within the social sciences. It allows you to build up a range of skills and knowledge on issues such as social change, gender, class and ethnicity, whilst developing a critical understanding of psychology.

In additions to modules in psychology and research methods, you will be able to choose from a range of modules in criminology, education, sociology and social policy.

Distinctive features

- This is currently the only course of its type on offer in the United Kingdom.

- It is recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as the basis for graduate membership - the starting point for a career in psychology.

- The opportunity for you to learn in a School that was ranked 3rd in the UK for research quality in sociology and 5th for education in the 2014 Research Excellent Framework (REF).

- The involvement of research-active staff in teaching.

- The emphasis on independent learning in a research-led environment.

- The variety of modules on offer in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary School.