Our BA (Hons) Social Studies Degree (part-time) is designed to give a broad knowledge and understanding of the academic subjects which constitute the social sciences. These include sociology, health and social policy, business studies, economics, lifelong learning and politics.

You will choose to specialise in one discipline and this becomes your 'major' subject throughout your studies.

Flexible entry requirements, consideration given for non-traditional qualifications, work skills and life experience. Applicants are normally interviewed by a member of the course team.

While this degree offers flexibility, students are advised to complete 120 credits of Level 4 modules prior to Honours Level (5 and 6) study in order to prepare well for this.

On this degree, you will study a core module at each level

• Level 4 Foundations in Social Studies
• Honours Level 5 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
• Honours Level 6 Dissertation

For information on the modules you can take, please visit: Undergraduate Modules

• Business Studies
• Health and Social Policy
• Lifelong Learning
• Politics
• Sociology

Each of these subjects can be studied as a 'major'. On each 'major', there are core level 4 modules that serve as prerequisites or foundations for study at Honours Level. As you only study four level 4 modules, some care must be exercised about choosing which ones you take, but we will give you guidance with this.

For information on the modules you can take with CLL, please visit: Undergraduate Modules

There is an extensive range of optional modules and choose from alongside your core modules.

In addition to the core modules you will also take some optional modules and there is an extensive range on offer on this degree. You can choose modules from the 'major' subjects listed above and you can also take modules from the Centre for Lifelong Learning, Language Centre and the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL).

Each department has an undergraduate module webpage which details the modules on offer.

For information on the modules you can take, please visit: Undergraduate Modules

Modules are offered at various times of the day and evening. In addition, in some of your teaching may be online. The evening choice is limited and some modules are only offered in the day-time.The Warwick Business School and Departments of Economics, Philosophy and Politics, for example, offer day-time classes only.

Your course and university experience will give you skills that can be transferred to a wide variety of careers. Such skills include communication, persuasion, analytical and problem-solving skills, time management and working under pressure. All these are very desirable to employers. As many graduate jobs are open to students from all degree subjects, there is a wide range of career possibilities. For example, jobs in marketing, finance and HR. You could also work in a range of sectors such as arts, culture and recreation, energy and utilities, public services and transport.

Here are just some of the new careers our graduates have chosen to pursue in the Centre across our undergraduate courses:
-Teacher: primary and secondary
-Lecturer: FE and HE
-Community worker
-Social worker
-Social researcher
-Youth worker
-Manager of early years settings
-Management trainee
-Team leader
-Counsellor
- Local government officer
-Caseworker (MP)

Some students choose to stay with us for further study, on courses such as MA Coaching,  MSc Psychotherapy and Counselling and MA Career Development and Coaching Studies

Applications for 2021/22 are open. Apply here.

Applications close on 31 August 2021.

The University will charge Home students £1,540 for each 30 credit module in 2021/22. Fees for subsequent years of the course have yet to be confirmed.

See Student fees and funding for more information and view potential additional fees.

The University of Warwick is not currently sponsoring students on part time or distance learning courses with a Tier 4 visa and so if you require a visa to study a part time/distance learning course in the UK which is longer than 6 months, you may wish to consult the 'right to study' page on our Student Immigration & Compliance website: https://warwick.ac.uk/study/international/immigration/othervisas/whatvisa before you make an application.

The Centre offers a free entry course to social studies called the Warwick Gateway to HE: Social Studies. If you have little recent formal educational experience, you may wish to consider this introductory course first.

*The modules mentioned above may be subject to change.
Please read our terms and conditions for more detailed information and our Conditions of Offer document for more information on when you accept a place with the University.