Combined Social Sciences

About this course

Combined social sciences is a degree that allows you to engage with the major social science disciplines, including sociology, economics, politics, psychology, and social policy, in a genuinely integrated way rather than through a single subject lens. Social phenomena are rarely explicable through one discipline alone: poverty, for example, requires economic analysis, political understanding, sociological insight, and attention to individual psychology to be properly understood. A combined social sciences degree develops the intellectual flexibility to bring multiple analytical frameworks to bear on complex social questions. This programme at Durham University includes a foundation year, a sandwich year, a year abroad, and a work placement, making it one of the most structurally rich social science programmes available. The foundation year provides additional preparatory support before

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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