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If you'd like to study a Social Sciences degree at university level in Scotland, we can help you find just the right course to match your interests and experience. An Open University Open Degree offers you the chance to explore Psychology, Economics, History, Politics and more, while a named Honours Degree allows you to focus on one or two particular areas.
You may also be able to transfer credit from your previous study.
At college you may have studied:
- Communication and Media
- Counselling
- Environmental Sciences
- Social Sciences
Now you might like to continue your studies with an Open University Open Degree
Open Degrees allow you to choose from a variety of modules across a range of subject areas to fulfil the requirements of an Honours Degree. You may also be able to take particular courses at Level 3 to turn your Open Degree into a named Honours Degree. Below are two possible paths to a degree:
If you have an HNC
| Level 1 | Credits |
| Credit Transfer for HNC Social Science (12 credits of HN study) | 90 |
| Discovering psychology (DSE141) | 30 |
| Level 2 | Credits |
| Power, dissent, equality: understanding contemporary politics (DD203) | 60 |
| The uses of social science (DD206) | 60 |
| Level 3 | Credits |
| Making social worlds (DD308) | 60 |
| BA/BSc Open Degree | 300 |
| Add a further 60 credits at Level 3 for Honours | |
| Level 3 | Credits |
| Living Political Ideas (DD306) | 60 |
|
BA/BSc (Hons) Open Degree* *Please note, only HN units at SCQF Levels 7 and 8 are eligible for credit transfer |
360
|
If you have an HND
| Level 1 | Credits |
| Credit Transfer for HND Social Science (30 credits of HN study) | 120 |
| Level 2 | Credits |
| Credit transfer for HND Social Science (30 credits of HN study) | 60 |
| Welfare, crime and society (DD208) | 60 |
| Level 3 | Credits |
| Crime and justice (DD301) | 60 |
|
BA/BSc Open Degree* *Only 180 tranferred credits are being counted and the award is without Honours since there are only 60 credits of Level 3 study |
300 |
|
Add a further 60 credits at level 3 for Honours |
|
| Level 3 | Credits |
| Personal lives and social policy (DD305) | 60 |
|
BA/BSc (Hons) Open Degree* *Please note, only HN units at SCQF Levels 7 and 8 are eligible for credit transfer |
360
|
If you have a specific career path in mind, you might prefer to choose a named Honours Degree in a related area from the outset. Choose from:
The BA (Honours) Combined Social Science is designed to be very flexible, enabling you to develop a variety of knowledge and skills from a combination of subjects including psychology, sociology, social policy, criminology, geography, politics and economics.
Find out more about studying Social Sciences with The Open University
