Dazed, confused or simply curious about why people do the things they do? This could well be the area of study for you, because as Lecturer Ann Taylor puts it, Social Science is all about people and the quest to understand them.

The flexibility of the degree allows you to pursue those areas that present the best challenges, the most interest and the greatest enjoyment while studying. You receive a broad education in humanities and social sciences, and you can choose from a vast array of courses and majors, from generalist through to the highly vocational.

Whatever your preferred career path (eco-tourism, event management, human services, human resources, global health to name a few), you can expect to graduate with a set of employment-enhancing high-level skills and transferable attributes.

A social science degree equips you with advanced social research skills, high-level communication and teamwork skills and an awareness of ethical and socio-cultural issues. The flexibility of the degree allows you to pursue those areas that present the best challenges, the most interest and the greatest enjoyment while studying. Find out more

You will develop skills in planning, implementing and managing social behaviour in the workplace, social policy and social programs. Find out more

As a Social Science graduate you could gain employment in a broad range of rewarding careers at local, national and global levels. Find out more

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A social science degree equips you with advanced social research skills, high-level communication and teamwork skills and an awareness of ethical and socio-cultural issues. The flexibility of the degree allows you to pursue those areas that present the best challenges, the most interest and the greatest enjoyment while studying.

Among the core courses you will undertake as part of your Social Science degree are:

• Applied Social Research
• Ethical Debates in the Social Sciences
• Organisational Management and Social Behaviour
• Policy Development , Program Management and Evaluation
• Professional Practice and Key Debates in the Social Sciences
• Social Analysis: Key Perspectives in the Social Sciences
• Society and Culture
• An Applied Social Research Project as part of your third year studies

You can undertake electives in courses outside the Bachelor of Social Science degree, provided you meet the assumed knowledge requirements.

You get a broad education in humanities and social sciences, and you can choose from a vast array of courses and majors, from generalist courses to the highly vocational.

Please note:

• Not all majors are available at all campuses.
• The structure and content of this degree is currently under review and is subject to change.

You will develop skills in planning, implementing and managing social behaviour in the workplace, social policy and social programs.

The Bachelor of Social Science offers flexibility and choice and a combination of pure and applied research. We work closely with the Newcastle Careers service so that you are all the while thinking about where the degree could take you and what areas of study inspire you.

As a third year student, you can choose a Bachelor of Social Science placement, allowing you to engage directly with organisations which require Social Science input into their policy, planning and evaluation practices. Under supervision, you will locate and undertake an 80-hour work placement with appropriate organisations involved in social research, education or community service.

As a Social Science graduate you could gain employment in a broad range of rewarding careers at local, national and global levels.

You could expect to find work in public sector agencies, community organisations and private firms as a:

• case manager
• community development officer
• general administrator
• human resources manager
• policy analyst
• program manager
• project coordinator
• social researcher
• welfare officer.

The degree will also equip you with a range of transferable high-level stills and attributes including:

• advanced social research skills
• critical thought and informed decision-making
• effective management and teamwork skills
• ethical and socio-cultural sensitivity
• high-level communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• leadership and teamwork
• project coordination
• program management
• policy development and evaluation
• report writing
• research design, data collection and analysis
• specialist social science knowledge.
• the use of information and communication technologies.