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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 [email protected]
• 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 [email protected] – 01254 292362
• BA (Hons) Joint Honours programmes– Judith Moss [email protected] – 01251 292414