2. BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences Dr Tony Anderson, Associate Dean (Undergraduate) Senior Academic Selector BA in Humanities and Social Sciences

3. Available subjects Degree structures (single Honours, joint Honours) Entry requirements Key features of the degree Outline the career options after graduation Structure of talk

4. Humanities subjects: English History Journalism & Creative Writing French Italian Spanish BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences

5. Social Sciences: Education Law Politics Psychology Social Policy BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences

6. Business: Economics Human Resource Management Marketing Tourism BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences

7. Mathematics (can be combined with Psychology to Honours level, and with Politics to pass degree level) BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences

8. In year 1, choose three subjects – all three are studied throughout the year At the end of year 1, choose two subjects from the three to continue with in second year Degree structure: first and second year

9. 100% of time spent studying First Principal Subject Or 50% of time spent studying First Principal Subject plus 50% of time spent studying Second Principal Subject Or 67% of time spent studying First Principal Subject plus 33% of time spent studying Second Principal Subject Third Year

10. Study a single subject for a single Honours degree for 100% of the time Or study each of two subjects for 50% of the time for a Joint Honours degree Both Single and Joint Honours degrees involve undertaking a dissertation Fourth year

11. Education English History Politics Psychology BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences Subjects available for study to Single or Joint Honours:

12. Economics, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Tourism French, Italian, Spanish Journalism and Creative Writing, Law, Social Policy BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences Subjects available for study to Joint Honours only:

13. HNC in Social Sciences with A in the graded unit SWAP access course with ABB in the grades profile Various Pre-entry courses recognised: contact for advice Second year entry possible for HND in Social Science for applicants with ABB in the graded units including classes in the relevant subjects In all cases, a satisfactory reference and personal statement are required Operating a gathered field admissions process BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences: Entry requirements

14. A broadly based education: 3 Subjects in Year 1 A wide range of Single Honours Subjects and Joint Honours combinations Allows a wide choice of options BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences Key features of the degree:

15. A flexible degree approach: Choose Principal subjects at the end of Year 1 Entry to Honours at the end of Year 3 depends upon examination performance Exit with pass degree at end of Year 3 possible if desired BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences

16. Opportunity to Study Abroad in North America or Europe in Year 3 Modern Language students are required to spend one year abroad BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences

17. Graduate attributes for the 21 st century Be enquiry-focused Take an innovative approach to knowledge and understanding Be confident and self aware Be a collaborative and independent learner Be international in outlook Operate with personal and professional integrity BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences

18. Varied range of assessments, for example: EssaysShort PapersExperiments Tutorial DiariesExamsPresentations DissertationsPlacementsProjects Group work Problem-Based Learning tasks BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences

19. From September 2014 we began rolling out a new structured Personal Development Planning system across the BA starting with the new year 1 cohort Part web based, part tutor based Encourage reflection on and acquisition of employment-related skills Personal Development Planning

20. Class lecturers/tutors Personal Development Adviser Adviser of Studies Student advisory and counselling service Study skills Advisors/Learning Development Advisors Careers service Each other BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences: Support:

21. Occupations where a specific degree is essential Occupations where a Humanities and Social Sciences degree is relevant but not essential Occupations open to all graduates Occupations open to graduates after postgraduate study Careers for graduates with a BA degree in Humanities and Social Sciences

22. Some example careers Civil service policy officer Journalist Housing manager Market researcher Social worker Careers adviser Health and safety inspector Health Service manager Public relations Management consultant Personnel Manager Retail management Advertising Banking

23. Research is critically important here: use- Libraries Prospectuses Open Days The world wide web Remember that the university website should be checked before applications are submitted Choosing your course

24. General admissions enquiries: hass-admissions-ba@strath.ac.uk BA degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences Contact: