Here are our top reasons to choose Social Sciences.
1.聽Making sense of the world
We聽want to give聽you the skills you need to make a difference in the world. So that's why our courses聽focus on the聽real world application of theory, ensuring that you can make a real impact in the fields of Psychology, Criminology and Sociology聽when you graduate.聽
2. Year-long Placements
On all of our programmes you will gain a professional focus and real world experience, ensuring you are equipped to make an immediate impact in your career. You have the opportunity to embark on a year-long sandwich placement as part of your undergraduate degree course.
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Our Psychology聽degree courses are accredited by the British Psychological Society. This means that on successfully completing your undergraduate degree with a pass of over 50%, you will gain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society. This allows you to pursue a career path in Psychology through accredited Master鈥檚 and Doctoral programmes throughout the UK.
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4. Travel Scholarships
There are a variety of exciting possibilities open to you, ranging from our successful聽international travel scholarships聽scheme, through which you can spend a summer working for a charitable organisation overseas, to one of our many overseas study exchange programmes.
5. 探花直播 Links
You will study in our state-of-the-art City Centre Campus, ideally located for you to take advantage of our links to 探花直播, the UK's second city.聽Our campus is also at the heart of the multi-million pound聽Eastside redevelopment project, which will put us right on the doorstep of the new HS2 trainline.聽
6. 探花直播 2029
We're expanding our relationship with our city through our聽探花直播 2029 project,聽which will see the city mapped out like never before to generate a big picture of life during the next decade of dramatic change.
7. Graduate +
As a student on one of our undergraduate degrees, you will be able to benefit from our Graduate+ initiative. This three-year award programme enables you to gain award levels for all the extra-curricular activities you undertake so that you can stand out from the crowd on graduation.
8. Expert Talks
Our close links to industry mean we regularly host talks with leading experts in the fields of Psychology, Criminology and Sociology.聽
9. Experienced Staff
You鈥檒l learn from聽industry experienced staff, who help inform social policy all the way up to 10 Downing Street,聽with Dr Imran Awan advising聽the government on Islamophobia and Hate Crime. Psychology Professor Craig Jackson is also a frequent guest on news shows, discussing the psychological angle on the latest events.