BA (Hons) Social Sciences

University of the West of Scotland

BA (Hons) Social Sciences

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Course Duration 48 month
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Undergraduate
  • Education Required Grade 12 /Equivalent to 12th
  • Admission intake SEP
  • Minimum GPA 60
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Application Charges

Application Fee Tution Fee
Free GBP 14,500

Application Date

Application Start Date Application Closing Date
2023-02-09
2023-08-19

Program Description

The UWS BA (Hons) in Social Sciences focuses on the central themes of social justice, power and inequalities.The first two years of this degree 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.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

  • You will investigate the driving forces behind and potential solutions to complex local and global challenges in society, using a range of theoretical lenses and research methods
  • Specialist pathways will provide you with the opportunity for in-depth exploration of social issues such as activism, migration, gender, nationalism, and international relations.
  • You will develop your understanding and experience of social sciences as a creative problem solver, drawing on cutting-edge research, policy analysis and evaluation
  • You will work with expert academic staff by choosing your own preferred course theme, completing an in-depth independent research project in your Honours year

Other Requirements

  • Require minimum of 60% or above in 12th Std. in Humanities / Social Sciences
  • 70% in Class XII English and the certificate should be not be more than 8 years old at the time of making the application.No MOI letter would be accepted henceforth.However, please note that students will require an IELTS or equivalent, if applying from the following School Education Boards: 1. Punjab Board,2. Haryana Board,3. Uttar Pradesh (UP) Board or4. Jammu & Kashmir (J & K) Board.

Extra Notes


* NOTE : The Tuition Fee is subject to change Semester wise, as such for exact Tuition Fee kindly see the Website of the respective University.
* NOTE : Pathways : Students who want to pursue a Graduate Degree through a particular University but are unable to meet the university requirements for the GPA, GRE/GMAT or English Language scores, have to take up an additional academic and language support i.e. pathways in order to ensure the admit and study at the desired University.