Social sciences
Study a postgraduate degree informed by the latest scholarship and taught by researchers of international excellence.
Why study with us
Our postgraduate programmes in the School of Social Sciences enable an academic and applied understanding of social life, and provide the intellectual tools – knowledge, analysis, argument, judgement - with which to engage with current social and public debate.
Employable graduates
100% of our graduates were in employment and/or further study, due to start a new job or course, or doing other activities such as travelling, 15 months after the end of their course (HESA data).
World-leading research
Our degrees are taught by researchers at the forefront of their subjects, whose expertise and insight inform governments and policy-makers regionally, nationally and globally.
Interdisciplinary study
We are an interdisciplinary School, with a strong belief in the benefits of studying alongside, and collaborating with, complementary areas of expertise.
Our talks and videos
The School of Social Sciences
Head of School Professor Tom Hall on what makes the School of Social Sciences such a great place to study.
MSc Education
Professor Manuel Souto-Otero explains the MSc Education at Cardiff University. This one year programme provides an in-depth understanding of education as a field of study, and the connections between education and other social institutions that play a role in tackling complex education problems.
MSc Social and Public Policy
Dr Shailen Nandy explains the MSc Social and Public Policy at Cardiff University. This one year programme focuses on understanding the causes of, and potential solutions to, a range of important social issues. These include challenges such as poverty, increasing economic and social inequalities, and international development agreements.
This programme helped me to understand extensively how and why decisions are made by both government and non-government institutions and the impact these have. The modules were relevant to current national and international issues of concern, and I enjoyed learning and understanding how different countries with different ideologies address similar issues, such as pension, economic depression, democracy and citizenship.
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Centrally located
Based in the historic Grade 1 listed Glamorgan Building, we are at the heart of Cardiff’s Civic Centre, moments from Cardiff’s Crown Court, City Hall, Welsh Government administrative headquarters and Cardiff’s Central Police Station. Our building has lecture theatres with lecture-capture technology, seminar rooms and a friendly, informal café for socialising and group study.
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HESA data: Copyright Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited 2020. The Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data. Data is from the latest Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017/18, published by HESA in June 2020.
