Social Sciences
Discover what influences human behaviour and society, as you explore the latest research and knowhow from the social science sector.
Why Study?
Gain highly developed skills for helping others at a University with a long-established national and international reputation for the provision of counselling, education and research. Whatever your career stage, we offer courses which can develop your knowledge and skills and support your career development.
Learning Site
Based on the attractive Exton Park site, close to the city centre, counselling suites, study spaces, computer suites, and staff offices form a hub of scholarly activity. We offer a student-centred and research-rich environment in which graduates at different career stages can develop their knowledge and skills in the talking therapies.
Research Active Staff
In your postgraduate study you will be taught and supervised by staff who are active professional therapists and researchers. We offer opportunities for Master's dissertations and doctoral level study in a range of areas of Social and Political Science with world-leading researchers in Health, Well-Being and Welfare; and Social Policy and Inequality.