BA Social Sciences
About this course
BA (Hons) in Social Sciences, a four-year programme. Core topics include research methods and policy analysis. This interdisciplinary course spans criminology, history, politics, sociology, and economics, with work placement modules available in areas such as the Cold Case Unit and political communications.
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Entry requirements
Year 1 standard entry requirement: UCAS Tariff: 129; Scottish Higher: BBBBC or equivalent; A Level: BCC or equivalent.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 88%: 784 offers from 892 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 81 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 280 students who started
- Continued on course: 86%
- Gained a higher qualification: 2%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 7%
What graduates do next
Based on about 33 graduates who answered
- Working: 69%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 330 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 95%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 285 students who started
- A levels: 57%
- Access course: 6%
- Other HE qualification: 37%
Modules
- Criminology 1: Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
- International Economic Issues and Challenges
- History 1: The Rise of Modern Societies 1757 - 1914
- Politics 1: Structures and Institutions
- Sociology 1: Understanding Contemporary Societies
- Social Science: An Interdisciplinary Introduction
- Sociology 2: Culture and Society
- Politics 2: Concepts, Themes and Responses
- History 2: The Making of the Contemporary World
- Contemporary Economic Issues
- Global Challenges for Business & Society
- Criminology 2: Crime, Law and Society
- Good Times, Hard Times: America in the 1920s and 1930s
- Policing and Society
- Punishment and Social Control
- Poverty, Inequality and Policy
- Gender and Society
- Scottish Politics and Policy
- Work Placement: Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit
- Work Placement: Cold Case Unit (WPCCU)
- Placement module: Political communications and policy unit (PCPU)
- Placement module: History and Heritage work placement
- Ending Empire in South Asia: The Twentieth Century
- International Politics: Structures, Theories, and Issues
- Impact of International Trade Policy
- Applied Research in Social Science 1
- Applied Research in Social Science 2
- Economic Policy and Problems
- Lion versus Eagle: Britain, Germany, and the First World War 1914-1918
- Work Placement (Special Constabulary)
- Comparative Youth Crime and Justice
- Evidence and Justice
- Sport and Popular Culture in Britain 1850-1939
- Critical Theories of Politics, Culture & Society
- Current and Critical Issues in Criminology
- Citizenship and Community Participation
- Dissertation Honours Project
- Public History
- Hitler's War: The Third Reich, German Society and the Second World War
- Globalisation and Crime
- Rethinking Race and Nature
- Environmental Economics and Sustainability
- Critical Issues in Global Politics
- Criminological Perspectives on Violence
- Contemporary Issues in the World Economy
- Victimology, Trauma & Social Harm
- Making and Managing Public Policy
- Democratic Challenges: Ideas and Issues
- Ireland: From Famine to Independence, 1845-1923
- 'The American Century: 20th Century American Popular Culture'
- Miscarriages of Justice
- Public Sociology
- Graduate Talent Employability
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £21,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £33,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Social sciences.
What do graduates of BA Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 157 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University?
88% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 784 offers from 892 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.