Social Sciences (W68)

Open University
Undergraduate DipHE Distance learning 2-4 Years PolicingSociologyCriminology

About this course

In this diploma you'll discover how social scientists answer some of today’s most pressing questions, and how they find evidence to test their ideas and theories. Through investigating topics such as consumption, parenting, and globalisation you'll explore the way our lives are shaped by individuals, groups and institutions By the end of your studies, you’ll have changed the way you look at the world forever and you’ll have gained a range of valuable analytical and evaluative skills, opening up employment opportunities in private, public and voluntary sector organisations.

Key features of the course

  • Draws on ideas from criminology, economics, geography, politics, psychology and sociology.

  • Gives fascinating insights into our everyday lives and how they are shaped by the social worlds in which we live

  • Enhances your employability with valued skills, including analysing and evaluating evidence, communicating ideas and information to different audiences

  • Provides an ideal stepping stone towards further study
  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1172 Social services managers and directors
    2461 Social workers
    2462 Probation officers
    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    3314 Prison service officers (below principal officer)
    4112 Local government administrative occupations

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE
    Study Mode
    Distance learning
    Duration
    2-4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Milton Keynes
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Policing, Sociology, Criminology