Bachelor of Social Science

Global solutions for a better tomorrow. Address the major social challenges of our time with a strong ethical compass.

Explore how to address pressing social issues – such as poverty and inequality, Indigenous peoples and injustice, health and illness, and the social impacts of climate change – at local, national and international levels.

You'll gain a strong grounding in social justice, policy research and links to community and industry, and create a strong foundation in the practice-based skills, values and knowledge needed to address key social problems. Practical workforce skills include public policy design and evaluation, social impact assessment, public advocacy, social planning and research.

Third-year students gain valuable experience in social research by undertaking a supervised project linked with a community or industry partner.

You'll specialise in a particular area of interest and graduate equipped with relevant and marketable skills, including policy making and advocacy, public communication, cross-cultural awareness, report writing, project management and social research.

Program highlights

• Develop the skills, values and knowledge that are sought after by employers who want to create change in the world.
• Learn policy making and advocacy, public communication, cross-cultural awareness, report writing, project management and social research.
• Gain hands-on experience in the real world by undertaking a supervised, year-long research project.

Majors
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:

• Development
• Environment and Society
• Health and Society
• Social and Public Policy