
Overview
Within this Social Sciences (Politics) (Honours) BA programme from The Open University UK you’ll have an opportunity to focus on either international politics or contemporary political ideas. On completion of the Social Sciences (Politics) (Honours) degree at The Open University UK, you’ll be able to apply political and social theories and analytical techniques to a variety of applied topics that affect individuals and society, and you’ll have gained a wide range of transferable skills – opening up employment opportunities in private, public and voluntary sector organisations.
Key facts:
- Specialise in politics within a broad interdisciplinary social science degree
- Focus on either international politics or contemporary political ideas
- Enhance your employability with valued skills, including analysing and evaluating evidence, and communicating specialist ideas and information to different audiences
- Gain a degree applicable to a wide range of professions, including international agencies and government bodies, businesses and non-governmental organisations
Skills for career development
Employers value the diverse skills of the social sciences very highly. The ability to work across different academic disciplines will provide you with a broad portfolio of transferable skills including the ability to:
- interpret, analyse, and critically evaluate quantitative and qualitative evidence
- apply learning to real world situations
- communicate effectively to a variety of audiences using different media
- employ a wide range of digital practices to find, use, and create data
- learn autonomously and plan, conduct, and present independent work
- work effectively with others to achieve joint outcomes
Career opportunities:
A degree in the social sciences can lead to employment across the public, private and voluntary sectors. Businesses, public sector organisations and educational institutions increasingly have to deal with social issues, and value the skills that social science graduates can provide, making this degree relevant to a wide range of professions including local government officer, civil servant, secondary school teacher, social worker, charities, journalism and trade union officials.
You can also use your BA (Hons) Social Sciences for further study in the higher education sector.
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Courses include:
- Global challenges: social science in action
- Understanding digital societies
- Understanding politics: ideas and institutions in the modern world
- International relations: continuity and change in global politics
- Modern political ideas
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
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Campus Location
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.
- At The Open University we believe education should be open to all, so we provide a high-quality university education to anyone who wishes to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.
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7472 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 22416 GBP for the full programme during 36 months. -
National
7272 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21816 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.
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