BSc (Hons) Applied Social Sciences


Level 1

Students are required to study 8 units as follows:

  1. 2 Core Units which are compulsory
    1Q104 Social Science Perspectives
    IQ105 Social Statistics.

  2. Students must choose 2 or 3 units from the following
    IP103 The Making of Psychology
    IQ107 Introduction to Social Policy
    IQ110 Social Thought in Context

  3. Students must choose between 3 and 4 units from the following:
    IA100 Exploring Other Cultures
    IA101 An Anthropological view of Europe: Diversification or Unification?
    IP104 Psychological Perspectives on Contemporary Issues
    IQ101 Social Divisions in Modern Society
    IC106 Society, Crime & Social Control
    IC161 Introduction to Psychological perspectives in Criminology


Level 2

Students are required to study 8 units as follows:

  1. 3 Core units which are compulsory:
    IQ210 Key Concepts in Social Theory & Practice
    IQ211 Methods of Social Analysis
    IQ212 Research Skills.

  2. Students must choose 5 units from the following options
    IA201 Culture, Communication and Cognition
    IA203 Social Anthropology
    IC200 Perspectives in Criminology
    IC201 Crime, Social Change and Society (co-requisite IC200)
    IP203 Psychosocial development in childhood and adolescence
    IP204 Models of the Person in Psychological Studies
    IA200 Cosmology, Ritual and Belief
    IC202 Youth, Crime and Society
    IP206 Personality and Individuality

Level 3

Students are required to study 8 units as follows:

  1. Students must choose 3 Core units which are compulsory:
    IQ399 Dissertation (Double Unit)
    IQ308 Applied Social Sciences in Policy & Practice.

  2. Students must choose 5 units from the following, but must not include more than 3 IP units
    IA300 Issues in the Transmission of Culture
    IA301 Sexuality and Intimacy
    IA303 Anthropology, Film & Representations of the Other
    IC300 Penology
    IC301 Issues in Law Enforcement & Social Control
    IC302 Crime Prevention: Theories, Practices and Policies
    IP306 Psychology in Education
    IP307 Disordered Psychological Processes
    IP304 Permanence and Change in Adulthood
    IP305 Psychological Approaches to Health, Behaviour & Society
    IQ309 Lifelong Learning and Active Citizenship
    IQ310 Social Movements and Social Change
    IM302 Management and Leadership in Voluntary Organisations and Community Groups