Potential students for ‘University Centre Blackburn College’…

Get a 1st class academic experience … and essential

Employability skills:BA (Hons) Social Science and

Joint Honours degrees

Dr Craig HammondBA (Hons), PGCE, Cert IT, MSc, PhD

Lecturer in Sociologyc.hammond@blackburn.ac.uk

• BA (Hons) Social Science– Sociology– Politics– Psychology– Economics

• BA (Hons) Joint Honours Programmes– Sociology– Politics– History– English language– English Literature

• 1 exclusion to the Joint Honours choices: You cannot study a Politics with Sociology combination

• Each year around 1.2 million undergraduate students study towards their first degree in the UK (HESA)

• So each year, well over 300,000 students graduate & enter the Job market– What’s going to make you stand out from

the crowd…– …and make you succeed against the

competition• The UCBC experience can help …Watch the

following clip

• What other advantages will you get as a UCBC undergraduate?

• Smaller lecture/seminar groups (compared to groups in their hundreds at larger Uni’s)

• A ‘real’ choice of what you study• A bonus/financial incentive if you apply

direct to us• Excellent personal support package

– Staff involved in local, national & international research activities

The career paths that our degree students have successfully secured after graduating:

Further Study at Masters level: MA’s/MSc’s, PhD’sResearcher for the Deputy Speaker of the House of CommonsSocial Work (at various levels)

MA Social WorkRSW etc.

Teaching: Primary sector, Secondary sector & 6th Form Lecturer

Youth WorkHuman ResourcesManagement Positions

CharitiesPrivate Companies

Policy Officer (Local Authority)PCSO/Police Officer

• Who to contact for more information:

• BA (Hons) Social Science– Ashley Whalley a.whalley@blackburn.ac.uk – 01254 292362

• BA (Hons) Joint Honours programmes– Judith Moss j.moss@blackburn.ac.uk – 01251 292414