Social Sciences

About this course

Social sciences at the University of Bath is an interdisciplinary degree that draws on sociology, social policy, economics, psychology, and politics to provide a rigorous and wide-ranging understanding of how societies are organised and how they change. Rather than confining itself to a single discipline, social sciences as a field brings multiple lenses to bear on the problems that matter most in contemporary social life, from inequality and poverty to migration, health, education, and the organisation of work. The approach develops intellectual versatility, the ability to move between disciplinary frameworks and to recognise what each reveals and what it conceals, alongside the research skills needed to investigate social questions empirically. At Bath, you will study across the social sciences with particular emphasis on developing both theoretical understanding and methodological co

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 55% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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