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Undergraduate degree in Social and Political Sciences
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There are opportunities for you to undertake placements or spend a year abroad as part of your course.
If you're studying at a university outside the UK, you may be able to spend up to a year in York as a visiting student.
Scholarships and funding
Find out about scholarships and studentships that are available to students in the School for Business and Society.
Gold-standard education
Our teaching, learning and student experience is outstanding, recognised by a Gold rating from the Office for Students in their latest national assessment (2023 Teaching Excellence Framework).
School for Business and Society
Study with us in our modern Church Lane Building, which offers bespoke learning spaces. With state-of-the-art teaching facilities and dedicated social spaces, Church Lane is an interdisciplinary hub for the leaders of tomorrow.
Careers
You will develop skills that are highly valued in the graduate labour market. Our dedicated careers and employability team will help support you in identifying and securing your chosen career with an optional placement year providing outstanding workplace experience.
- We believe in an active approach to the social sciences, giving students a hands-on experience in social and political sciences through placements and collaboration with experienced practitioners.
- The nature of our degree means you can pursue career-related interests throughout your study, offering useful opportunities to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to future employers.
- Our graduates have developed careers as policy researchers and analysts, holding offices and managerial roles in governments, campaigning organisations, the public sector and businesses.
Find your career advantage: Turn ambition into achievement with our expert guidance and connections. From your first day here to life after graduation, we’ll help you succeed.
Student and graduate stories
Hear what our students and graduates have to say about studying with us.
Studying three different disciplines in one course gave me a great chance to have a wider perspective and greatly enhanced my options for work and applying for postgraduate courses. This unique experience sometimes makes me think that we have three different pairs of magical glasses to see the world and each of these glasses is more fascinating than one another.