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You will study society, its people, and institutions, giving you an insight into the everyday life of our communities and workplaces. You will be able to study and debate with fellow learners and subject specialists, on many of the significant issues that affect our lives.
You will focus on sociology, politics, and psychology and develop transferable skills in problem-solving, group work, and communication, all of which are highly valued by employers. There is a strong emphasis on research methods that will give you the skills necessary to carry out independent research for your future career, including your dissertation in the fourth year.
There are also other options available to you including criminology, history, literature, philosophy, and theology.
3 Scottish Highers at grade BBC or above, or
2 A levels at grade BC or above
At least two should be from the list of relevant academic subjects
Applicants with other relevant qualifications or experience will be considered on an individual basis
This is a Category 2 PVG course: PVG Scheme membership is required for specific optional modules/unit(s), where there is guaranteed contact with vulnerable groups in optional module/unit(s), but an alternative pathway exists to achieve target qualification.
20 hours work permit for international students
The core modules are:
The enquiring student
Plus one politics module:
Introduction to politics
Ideas and ideologies in politics
Evolving politics of the British Isles
One sociology module:
Making social lives
Understanding the social world
One Psychology module:
Introduction to psychology
Questions in psychology
You will also choose two option modules from our range of humanities subjects.
Qualitative research methods
Plus two modules from your first discipline and two modules from your second, from the following options:
Comparing political systems
History of political ideas
Scottish politics before and after the independence referendum
Sociological theory
Belief, culture, and community
Social and evolutionary psychology
Culture and cognition
Core modules are:
Advanced social research methods
Politics
Challenging liberal democracy: political ideas in a changing world
European politics
Devolution, federalism, and territorial politics
Wars of the Promised Land
Sociology
Work and society
Sociology: contemporary Scottish issues
Gender, crime, and justice
Psychology
Psychology of Criminal Justice
Practical research and analysis skills
Module from the BSc (Hons) Psychology
You will complete a dissertation. Plus two modules from your first discipline and two from your second discipline:
Geopolitics
Political theory
Terrorism and unconventional warfare
Transforming regimes in Eastern Europe
Understanding crime: crime, culture and society
Restorative justice: ideas and values
Insiders and outsiders in society
Visual research
Developmental disorders
Abnormal psychology
Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.0 or equivalent
English (PTE) Academic-58 average with 51 in each component
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 80 or above with min 18 in each section
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