LONDON'S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
Social Sciences with Quantitative
Methods BSc
UCAS code: LG33
www.ucl.ac.uk/prospectus/socialsci
Social Sciences with Quantitative Methods BSc
This new BSc provides breadth and depth in
understanding the social and economic forces
shaping our world combined with a rigorous
training in the highly valued quantitative
techniques and data analysis skills needed to
examine them. You will study at least three
social science disciplines including sociology
and economics.
Degree summary
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The UCL Institute of Education (UCL IOE) is a world-leading school
for education and social science, ranked first in the world (QS World
University Rankings 2014).
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You will be taught by leading researchers in the UCL Institute of
Education's renowned Department of Social Science, and by other
experts both at UCL and more widely, including the leading UK think
tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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The degree provides a rigorous methodological training and you will
develop key skills in data analysis which are highly valued by
employers.
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UCL is a stimulating multidisciplinary environment in which to study
and there is a broad range of optional courses to choose from across
the social sciences.
Core courses in year one provide a firm foundation in the principles and
practice of social inquiry, the disciplines of sociology and economics, and
quantitative methods.
In all years you will choose optional courses from other social science
subjects across UCL including politics, geography, psychology,
population health and education.
In years two and three you continue with advanced courses in data and
quantitative analysis, study subjects across the social sciences, and
undertake a dissertation.
Your learning
Teaching will be delivered through lectures, seminars allowing in-depth
discussion, computer laboratory classes analysing a range of different
social science data, group working, and through UCL's virtual learning
environment.
Assessment is through a mix of examinations, practical exercises,
essays, individual and group presentations and a dissertation in the final
year of study. The weight given to each assessment method will vary
across modules to ensure manageable workloads throughout the
programme.
Your career
The Social Sciences with Quantitative Methods BSc provides a
multidisciplinary training in modes of reasoning, types of evidence and
methods of inquiry - including quantitative data analysis skills which are in
short supply and highly rewarded in the job market.
This training will prepare you for a wide range of careers in the public and
private sectors and in non-governmental organisations and charities.
The first cohort of students admitted to the Social Sciences with
Quantitative Methods BSc is due to graduate in 2019. Therefore,
information about career destinations for students on this programme is
not yet available.
Degree structure
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual courses,
normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for
the year. Courses are assessed in the academic year in which they are
taken. The balance of compulsory and optional courses varies from
programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered
equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Year One
Compulsory courses
Introduction to Public Economics
Introduction to Quantitative Methods
Introduction to Sociology
Principles and Practice of Social Inquiry
Social Change in Modern Society
Optional courses
You will choose 1.5 credits of optional courses from the following:
Applied Economics
Education Values and Society
Epidemiological Transition (or other Population Health course)
Families in Society
Ideas in Geography (or other Geography course)
Introduction to Comparative Politics (or other Politics course)
Micro Economics
Psychology: The Science of Behaviour
Understanding Social Policy
Year Two
Compulsory courses
Data Analysis
Economics of Public Policy
Inequalities in the Life Course
Optional courses
You will choose 2.0 credits of optional courses from the following:
Cognitive Psychology
Gender and Politics
GIS and Geodemographics
Global Issues in Education
Health Demography
Political Geography and Geopolitics
Politics and Policy of Education
Sociology of Childhood
Urban Geography
Welfare and Politics
Final Year
Compulsory courses
Dissertation
Quantitative Policy Analysis
Social Science Seminar
Optional courses
You will choose 2.0 credits of optional courses from the following:
Advanced Topics in Data Analysis
Ageing
Economics of the Family
Gender, Families and Work
Geodemographics and Population Geography
Global Health Policy
Health Economics
Human Rights and World Politics
International Comparisons in Educational Data
Personality and Social Psychology
Political Geography and Geopolitics II
Politics of the European Union
Randomised Control Trials in the Social Sciences
Sociology of Education
Urban Geography
Entry requirements
A levels
exploring key issues of social and economic change, such as human
rights, global politics, and education. Analysing data is a key part of the
course and you need to show that you have an interest in this area, and
the necessary numeracy skills. Additionally you will show that you can
work effectively both on your own and as part of a group.
A level grades
AAB
A level subjects
Grade B in Mathematics required for students
wishing to study more than the compulsory
Economics courses.
Fees
UK/EU fee
£9,000 (2016/17)
AS levels
For UK-based students a pass in a further subject
at AS level or equivalent is required.
Overseas fee
£15,270 (2016/17)
GCSE
English Language and Mathematics at grade B.
For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent
in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek,
Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL
provides opportunities to meet the foreign
language requirement following enrolment,
further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs
Notes
Details about financial support are available at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/study/ug-finance
IB diploma
IB points
36
Subjects
A score of 17 points in three higher level
subjects, with no score lower than 5. At least 5 in
Mathematics required at higher level for students
wishing to study more than the compulsory
Economics courses.
Contacts
Contact
Professor Margaret O'Brien
L300: Admissions Tutor
Email
undergraduate-admissions@ucl.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)20 3108 4400
Prospectus entry
www.ucl.ac.uk/prospectus/socialsci
Key facts
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Other qualifications
Department
Social Science
Full lists of all degree programmes and other entry requirements can be
found on our website at: www.ucl.ac.uk/otherquals
Faculty
Institute of Education
Undergraduate Preparatory
Certificates
UCL's Undergraduate Preparatory Certificates (UPCs) are intensive
one-year foundation courses for international students of high academic
potential, who are aiming to gain access to undergraduate degree
programmes at UCL and other top UK universities.
For more information see our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/upc
Your application
Application for admission should be made through UCAS (the
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently at
school or college will be provided with advice on the process; however,
applicants who have left school or who are based outside the United
Kingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.
In your personal statement you should demonstrate critical reasoning and
independent decision-making, which are important skills in addressing
problems in social science research. You should be interested in
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