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School of Social Sciences

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

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Become a qualified social worker with us

Programme director Abyd Quinn-Aziz talks us through our two-year Social Work (MA) course that will see you graduate as a registered social worker.

Courses

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

Research

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

Professor Tom Hall, Head of School, discusses what makes our School such a great place to study.
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About us

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

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International students

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

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Impact at the School of Social Sciences

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

News

West ill-prepared to deal with evolving cyber threats, report concludes

8 February 2023

Hacking and disinformation operation has continued to expand its activity, despite separate interventions in several European countries

“The support that I had from the university has been immense and monumental.”

31 January 2023

“I had the privilege of being part of an excellent department in the School of Social Sciences.”

31 January 2023

Effect of economic turbulence on the experience of work to be investigated in study

30 January 2023

REF 2021

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results

REF assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. The impact of our research and environment in which we work at Cardiff University were integral to our REF 2021 submission.