Human and Social Sciences, BSc (Hons)

The BSc in Human and Social Sciences offers a distinctive opportunity to specialise in psychology within the social sciences framework. It enables students to acquire skills and knowledge on topics such as social change, gender, class, and ethnicity, while fostering a critical understanding of psychology. In addition to core modules in psychology and research methods, students can select from a variety of options in criminology, education, sociology, and social policy.This program stands out as the only one of its kind in the UK and is recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS) for graduate membership, serving as a foundation for psychology careers. Students benefit from studying in a school ranked 3rd in the UK for sociology research quality and 5th for education in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. It features teaching by research-active staff, a focus on independent learning in a research-driven environment, and a wide array of multidisciplinary modules.