School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences is an internationally-recognised high-quality teaching and research centre.

Courses

We offer undergraduate and taught master's degrees, research programmes, professional programmes and short courses.

Our research is interdisciplinary, innovative and has impact. We are committed to theoretically informed research with a clear policy focus.

Our Director of Recruitment and Admissions Dr Michael Arribas-Ayllon talks about the social sciences and why you should study them.

We take an interdisciplinary approach to the social sciences for a dynamic and engaging teaching and research environment.

Find out more about the specialised support we provide to international students in the School of Social Sciences.

We are proud of our record of impacting upon public debate, policy development and practice based innovations.

30 April 2025

Research analysed data from more than 280,000 pupils attending school in Wales