BSc Social Sciences
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Social Sciences, examining criminology, politics, and sociology. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme includes a final year dissertation and offers placement year or study abroad options. A Parliamentary Studies module is taught in conjunction with Westminster Parliament staff.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
What students say
Based on about 39 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 68%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 85 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 82%
- Left higher education: 11%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 7%
What graduates do next
Based on about 90 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 12%
- Administrative occupations: 9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 64%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 260 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 19%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 33%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 10%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 90 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 92%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 4%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Understanding Crime, Understanding Criminal Justice
- Society, People, Place: Global Issues and Local Realities
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Exploring Inequalities
- Imagining Social Order and Deviance
- Social Science Methods
- Data Analysis in Social Sciences
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- Global Democracy under Threat: Resilience or Retreat?
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Social Sciences Placement
- Challenges and Issues in Criminal Justice
- Crime and Justice in Practice: Voices from the Margins
- Public Policy and How To Make It
- Globalisation and its Discontents
- Social Sciences at Work
- ISP/Dissertation in Social Sciences
- Parliamentary Studies
- The Dark Side of Politics
- Crime: from the everyday to the extremes
- Social Futures
- Work Placement for Social Sciences Final Year Students
- Beyond Human
- Engaged Social Science
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Social Sciences at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,000. The £29,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Social sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Social Sciences at Keele University do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Social Sciences at Keele University?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Social Sciences at Keele University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Social Sciences at Keele University?
82% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.