Social Sciences
Placements and careers
Placements
Our degrees can be studied over four years, with the third year spent on placement. You can take placements in commercial, voluntary or government organisations, or in a research setting. Placements may be paid or unpaid.
Applications for placement can be very competitive and it is your responsibility to secure the position, but at all times you will be supported by our placements team.
Find out more about placement opportunities.
Careers
Those studying social sciences have good career oportunities, including:
- social and policy researchers
- national & international organisations
- governmental & non-governmental organisations
- academia
- social care services
- public services
- overseas development
- public relations
- teaching
- journalism and media
- human resource management
- marketing
- customer services
- finance and accounting.
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