Open University

社会科学（荣誉）文学士

The qualification provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills, and other attributes in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding

On completion of this qualification, you will have:

• An extensive knowledge and critical understanding of key concepts and theoretical approaches in the social sciences
• A systematic understanding of a range of disciplinary approaches within the social sciences and an awareness of the different sources that contribute to the social sciences
• An extensive and critical understanding of key social processes and their impact on individual and collective life
• A critical appreciation of how the social sciences understand, explain and evaluate matters of social concern,

Cognitive skills

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:

• Interpret, critically analyse and evaluate a diversity of social scientific ideas, concepts and arguments, and identify, gather, interpret, critically analyse and evaluate evidence from a wide range of sources
• Demonstrate knowledge of and familiarity with established techniques of social science analysis and enquiry
• Deploy a conceptual understanding of the social sciences to devise and substantiate arguments that address social problems
• Review, consolidate and extend your knowledge and understanding, and initiate and carry out an independent social scientific project.

Practical and/or professional skills

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:

• Regularly review current and future personal development and career options, including developing strategies to address factors that limit choices
• Engage critically with skills and ethical issues relevant to social scientific enquiry
• Learn from feedback and reflect on the process of learning to evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and improve performance
• Recognise and critically evaluate personal viewpoints and engage constructively with others’ views.

Key skills

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Communication - accurately and effectively communicate information about the social sciences in a variety of ways suitable for a range of academic and non-academic audiences, both formal and informal
• Digital information literacy - select, access and exploit a wide range of digital sources and to find, use, create and share information, data and knowledge in ways relevant to the social sciences
• Plan and organise - make and carry out effective plans involving the identification of relevant information and resources frame questions and make judgements to achieve a solution to a problem
• Connect and work with others - work collectively with other learners, playing an active and appropriate role to achieve joint outcomes.

This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• You’ll start Stage 1 with an introductory social science module, and depending on your intended route through the qualification, continue with a broad-based study of social science or specialise in one area.
• 接下来，在第 2 和第 3 阶段，您将继续从社会科学课程中选择模块或完成专业路线的学习。

Stage 1 (120 credits)

社会科学入门模块

You'll start your degree with:

• 社会科学导论 (DD102)

Broad-based study of social science

您还可以选择：

• Encountering psychology in context (D120)
• Global challenges: social science in action (D113)
• Introduction to criminology (DD105)
• You and your money (DB125)
• Economics in Context (DD126)
• Discovering the arts and humanities (A111)
• Revolutions (A113)

犯罪学路线

You'll complete this stage with:

• Introduction to criminology (DD105)

发展；地理；和政治路线

You'll complete this stage with:

• Global challenges: social science in action (D113)

Economics route

You'll complete this stage with:

• You and your money (DB125)
• Economics in Context (DD126)

哲学路线

You'll also choose one from:

• Discovering the arts and humanities (A111)
• Revolutions (A113)

Psychology route

You'll complete this stage with:

• Encountering psychology in context (D120)

宗教研究路线

You’ll also choose one from:

• Global challenges: social science in action (D113)
• Revolutions (A113)

社会学路线

You'll also choose one from:

• Global challenges: social science in action (D113)
• Introduction to criminology (DD105)

Stages 2 and 3 (240 credits)

Broad-based study of social science

Stage 2 (120 credits)

您将从以下部分开始此阶段：

• 了解数字社会（DD218）

You'll complete this stage with:

• 您将从第 2 阶段选项模块列表中选择一个。

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll complete your degree with:

• 您将从第 3 阶段选项模块列表中选择两个。

Criminology

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• 了解数字社会（DD218）

标准路线 – 您将使用以下路线之一完成此阶段：

• 社会研究：犯罪、司法和社会（DD215）
• 了解犯罪学 (DD212)

论文路线-你将完成此阶段：

• 社会研究：犯罪、司法和社会（DD215）

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• 您将从第 3 阶段选项模块列表中选择一个。

标准路线——你将通过以下方式完成学位：

• 犯罪、伤害和国家（DD311）

论文路线——你将通过以下方式完成学位：

• 研究犯罪学的当前问题（DD315）

Development

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• 了解数字社会（DD218）

You'll complete this stage with:

• 介绍全球发展：贫困、不平等、可持续性（D229）

You'll begin this stage with:

• 您将从第 3 阶段选项模块列表中选择一个。

You'll complete your degree with:

• 国际发展（D329）——计划于 2026 年 10 月

Economics

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• 了解数字社会（DD218）

You'll complete this stage with:

• 基础经济学：宏观和微观视角（D217）

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• 您将从第 3 阶段选项模块列表中选择一个。

You'll complete your degree with:

• 经济学：人、市场和政策 (DD309)

Geography

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• 了解数字社会（DD218）

You’ll complete this stage with one from:

• 英国地理变迁（D225）
• 环境：共享动态星球（DST206）
• Environment and Society (DD213)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Environmental policy in an international context (DD319)

You'll complete this stage with:

• 您将从第 3 阶段选项模块列表中选择一个。

Philosophy

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• 了解数字社会（DD218）

You'll complete this stage with:

• 探究哲学（DA223）

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• 您将从第 3 阶段选项模块列表中选择一个。

You'll complete your degree with:

• 哲学中的关键问题（A333）

Politics

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• 了解数字社会（DD218）

You'll complete this stage with:

• 理解政治：现代世界的思想和制度（DD211）

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• 您将从第 3 阶段选项模块列表中选择一个。

You’ll complete your degree with one from:

• 国际关系：全球政治的连续性和变化（DD313）
• 现代政治思想（DD316）

Psychology

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• 了解数字社会（DD218）

You'll complete this stage with:

• 生活心理学：从日常到非凡（DD210）

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• 您将从第 3 阶段选项模块列表中选择一个。

You’ll complete your degree with one from:

• 推进社会心理学（DD317）
• 咨询和法医心理学：调查犯罪和治疗（DD310）

Religious Studies

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• 了解数字社会（DD218）

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

职业发展技能

雇主非常重视社会科学的多种技能。跨不同学科的能力将为您提供广泛的可转移技能组合，包括以下能力：

• 解释、分析并批判性地评估定量和定性证据
• 将学习运用到现实世界中
• 使用不同的媒体与各种受众进行有效沟通
• 采用多种数字实践来查找、使用和创建数据
• 自主学习并计划、开展和展示独立工作
• 与他人有效合作以实现共同成果

职业相关性

社会科学学位可让您在公共、私营和志愿部门找到工作。企业、公共部门组织和教育机构越来越多地需要处理社会问题，并重视社会科学毕业生可以提供的技能，这使得该学位与各种职业相关，包括地方政府官员、公务员、中学教师、社会工作者、慈善机构、新闻界和工会官员。您还可以利用您的社会科学学士学位（荣誉）在高等教育领域进一步学习。

其他职业

许多研究生级的工作对社会毕业生开放，特别是在商业，志愿部门和公共部门。但是，请注意，有些职业可能需要进一步的学习，培训和/或工作经验超出你的学位。

通过我们独特的远程学习方法，您可以在家中、在工作中或在旅途中学习。

你需要满足一些评估截止日期，但除此之外，你可以自由地在适合自己的时间学习，将学习安排在工作、家庭和社交生活之间。

对于每个模块，您要么只使用在线资源，要么结合使用在线和印刷材料。

您学习的每个模块都会有一个模块网站

• 每周的学习计划，为你提供循序渐进的学习指导
• 课程材料，如阅读材料、视频、录音和自我评估活动
• 用于与其他学生进行讨论和合作活动的模块论坛
• 每项作业的详细信息及其截止日期
• 辅导预订系统、在线辅导室以及导师的联系方式
• 一些印刷模块材料和资源的在线版本。