Social Sciences

About this course

Social sciences examine the structures, relationships and processes that shape human societies. The field brings together disciplines including sociology, politics, economics, social policy, criminology and psychology to ask fundamental questions about inequality, power, identity, justice and change. Rather than treating social phenomena as natural or inevitable, the social sciences develop your capacity to think critically about how societies are organised, whose interests are served and what might be different. It is an intellectually ambitious field that connects directly to the most urgent challenges of contemporary life. This three-year programme at Sheffield includes a foundation year, a sandwich year, a year abroad and a work placement, giving you both breadth and depth of experience over the course of your degree. The foundation year allows you to build the academic skills and b

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 65% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →

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