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Social Sciences BSc (Hons)

University of Kent,UK

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Department name School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research

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Study mode Duration Tuition fees Start date Venue
Full Time 3 years
£ 11,230 per year
More info 		26-SEP-12 UNIVERSITY OF KENT


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Course summary Social science offers an interdisciplinary approach to investigating society and people, by providing an opportunity to study different subjects (social policy, psychology, history, politics and sociology); contemporary issues (such as health care, forensic psychology, social justice, cultural identity and political resistance) are never simple to understand, but the degree programme provides a multi-perspective analysis of such issues.Stage 1: Introduction to social science; options: British economics and social history; introduction to politics; introduction to psychology; introduction to sociology; social problems and social policy.Stage 2/3: Dissertation; research methods; options including: analysis of modern industrial society; applied cognitive psychology; background to the European Union; British government and politics; crime, punishment and penal policy; culture and identity; developmental psychology; emergence of industrial society; government and politics of the European Union; growth of Britain�s welfare state; health policy in Britain; history of political ideas; individual difference; key welfare issues; local government studies; principles and practice of social policy; psychology and consumer behaviour; social anthropology; social ethics; social psychology; social psychology of health; structure and action in British society; women and work in Britain; women, politics and society.

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Qualification Bachelor degree

Awarding body University of Kent

About University of Kent The University of Kent , the UK’s European University, is one of the UK’s most dynamic universities. It has campuses and centres in Canterbury, Medway, Paris, Brussels and Athens and is a major educational, economic and cultural force throughout the region.   In the UK government’s Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), each of Kent’s eighteen academic schools were judged to produce world leading and internationally recognized researc...  Read more

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Overview

The University of Kent , the UK’s European University, is one of the UK’s most dynamic universities. It has campuses and centres in Canterbury, Medway, Paris, Brussels and Athens and i... more

Location

University of Kent has two campuses in the UK – Canterbury and Medway - one centre in Brussels, Belgium, one centre in Paris , France, and one centre in Athens, Greece. Canterbury ... more

Faculties and Schools

The University of Kent offers a wide range of short-term , undergraduate , postgraduate , foundation , and Erasmus programmes through the faculties of : Humanities Sciences... more

Research

The University of Kent’s research has been ranked as world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour (4*), according to the Government’s 2008 Research Assessment Exerc... more

Facilities

Student Union Kent Union , along with providing a wide variety of facilities, represents students’ interests in the University and offers help, support and advice when needed. ... more

Admission and Scholarships

The application procedure to Kent depends on the students’ choice of courses. For JYA and other short term programmes, support will be available from the host university and the International... more

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The University of Kent was founded in 1965 and is home to around 20,000 students, which include a large proportion of international students. The School of Engineering and Digital Arts   embraces new technologies and is involved in extensi... more

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