Social Science

How can I study Social Social?
What is Social Science?

UQ’s Bachelor of Social Science teaches students how to develop strategies to help find solutions to a range of social issues at local, national and international levels. Graduates are equipped with key skills valuable to employers such as problem solving, effective written and oral communication, information processing, creative and critical thinking, cross-cultural awareness, social research skills and computer literacy. Courses provide you with knowledge and skills related to social issues, and understanding of how to identify and analyse social concerns and problems, and how to develop positions on social issues and then propose possible interventions.

What job can I get?

Social Science graduates are equipped with key skills valuable to employers, such as problem solving, effective written and oral communication, information processing, creative and critical thinking, cross-cultural awareness, social research skills and computer literacy. Graduates with social science research skills are in demand in public and private sectors, in government agencies, private companies and local and international community-based and non-government organisations.

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School of Social Science
Domestic students - socialscience@uq.edu.au
International students - study@uq.edu.au

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