Course Overview

Social justice, power, and inequalities are the central themes of the UWS BA (Hons) in Social Sciences. The first two years of this program equip you with a firm grounding in the essential disciplines of politics, policy, and sociology. After this, you can choose to follow one of three specialist pathways: Politics and Policy (Paisley Campus) Sociology and Policy (Paisley Campus) Sociology (Lanarkshire Campus) Investigating social and political change, you will explore both how we understand society and how we can change it for the better, developing your critical thinking alongside a wide range of research and transferable skills that are highly valued by the public, private and voluntary sectors.

General Eligibility

Our Minimum Entry Requirements are applicable to those applicants who have not had an equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic ability at school or college and are known as ‘widening access’ applicants. We also sometimes refer to this type of applicant as receiving a ‘contextual’ offer. We may be able to provide you with a contextual offer if you fall into one of the categories below:

• You have been in care (care-experienced/care-leaver)

• You are a young carer

• government-recognizedecognised asylum or refugee status

• You are estranged from your family or guardians

• You live in a SIMD decile 1-4 (SIMD20/40)* Scottish postcode area

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week.

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5.