TheBachelor of Social Science (BSocSc[1] orBSocSci[2]) is anundergraduate degree. It typically requires three to four years of study in thesocial sciences at aninstitution of higher education, primarily found in theCommonwealth of Nations.
It can be distinguished from other standard undergraduate degrees as the Bachelor of Social Science is only focused ontheory,social statistics,quantitative andqualitativesocial research, thephilosophy of social science and thescientific method.
Disciplines and areas of study of the Bachelor of Social Science includeanthropology,criminology,economics,environmental planning,geography,community development,history,human ecology,human services,international development,industrial relations,international relations,political science,psychology,demography,public health,public policy,sustainability,statistics,sociology, and mass communication and journalism.
The Bachelor of Social Science can also be combined as adual degree with aBachelor of Arts, aBachelor of Laws, aBachelor of Education, aBachelor of Social Work or aBachelor of Economics. Studies and research can be advanced by anHonours degree and other postgraduate work.