BA Social and Political Sciences
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points BTEC: DDD We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A at A level
About this course
BA (Hons) Social and Political Sciences, a sociology and social policy and politics and international relations degree covering societal structures, governance, and public affairs. Core topics include Policy Analysis. The course runs over three years full-time, with an option to extend to four years by undertaking a study abroad placement. The first year introduces foundational subjects through compulsory modules such as Power, Policy and Social Progress, Political Analysis, Social Science and the Chocolate City, Theorising the Social World, and Contemporary Issues in Social and Public Policy, alongside optional modules like York Policy Lab. The second year examines advanced themes with compulsory modules including Capitalism and the Public Good and Researching Policy and Society, while optional choices cover topics such as Societies and the Climate Crisis and War and Peace. The final year centres on independent research through the compulsory Independent Study Module, complemented by a wide selection of optional modules spanning subjects like AI in Society, Green Politics, and International Crisis Diplomacy.
Modules
- Power, Policy and Social Progress
- Political Analysis
- Social Science and the Chocolate City
- Theorising the Social World
- Contemporary Issues in Social and Public Policy
- Social Harm and Injustice
- The Psychological Mind in a Social World
- Criminal Justice and Inequality
- Introduction to Political Theory: States, Liberty and Revolution
- York Policy Lab
- Capitalism and the Public Good
- Researching Policy and Society
- Societies and the Climate Crisis
- Gender, Sexuality and Inequalities
- Body and Society
- Urban Pasts and Futures
- Working in the Criminal Justice System
- Popular Culture, The Media and Society
- Humans and Other Animals
- Social Interaction and Conversational Analysis
- Health and Illness
- People and the State
- Politics of Development
- War and Peace
- Election and Voting Behaviour
- The Politics of Gender
- Human Rights and Wrongs
- Politics in the UK
- State, Economy and Society
- The United States and Global Politics after the Cold War
- Critical Global Security Studies
- The Rising Powers
- Crime and the Life Course
- Communities, Participation and Creating Change
- Policy Think Tank
- Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
- Enabling Places and Spaces: Exploring Social Perspectives on Disability and Mental Health
- Victimology and Victimisation
- Future Worlds of Work
- Social Inequalities
- Independent Study Module
- Crime, Media and Culture
- Global Transformation of Health
- Crime, Gender and Sexuality
- Morbidity, Culture and Corpses
- Spiritual Realities
- Talk at Work
- The Racial State
- AI in Society
- Africa and International Politics
- Constitution and Territorial Ideologies in Britain and Ireland
- India and its Neighbourhood
- Democracy and Emergency
- Development Paradigms
- Morality and Modern Warfare
- Governmentality: Michel Foucault and the Analytics of Power
- Green Politics
- International Crisis Diplomacy
- Political Psychology and Public Opinion
- Politics of Peace after Civil War
- The Global Food System
- Global Politics of Nuclear Weapons
- Global Sustainability and Energy Policy
- Political Transition in the Middle East: A Century of Conflict
- The Labour Party and Socialism
- The Politics of (Post-) Colonialism
- Karl Marx
- Border Politics: Contemporary Perspectives on Sovereignty, Mobility and Citizenship
- Drugs: Prevalence, Policy and Practice
- Prisons and Penal Policy
- Global Social Problems
- Crime and Justice in the Online Space
- Stigma, Power and Resistance
- Policing and The Police
- Vulnerability, Deviance and Social Control
- Gender, Violence and Justice
- Left Behind Places