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Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle the big social science challenges facing society today including inequality, injustice and health. You'll learn how to undertake high-quality research, how to communicate results to different audiences and how it can be applied to make a difference to our lives.

This course introduces you to the foundational subjects you need in order to develop a critical understanding of modern English law. You'll also gain a practical understanding of how the law works and evolves within society, equipping you with a valuable skillset for a future career in law.

Learn to approach abstract problems in a logical way with our BSc. Tailor your degree to your interests and explore fundamental questions that will challenge your understanding of the world.

Complex, unique, endlessly fascinating, Japan embraces modernity and technology while maintaining its rich traditional culture. Our Japanese studies course will develop both your Japanese language skills and your understanding of Japanese culture and society. You'll also spend part of your degree studying in Japan, immersing yourself in Japanese society.

Sociology focuses on the relationships between individuals and society. It revolves around examining how personal attitudes and experiences relate to wider issues, understanding how group phenomena can give collective meaning to an individual's actions, and on social change and the ways forces, like globalisation, impact upon society.

Studying the culture and society of China, Japan and Korea gives you a unique perspective on the contemporary development of East Asia, its rich history and diverse cultures. This course develops your understanding of contemporary East Asia, covering topics including politics, culture and history.

This course is unique in offering you the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of the relationship between digital media and society from a social science perspective. You will use innovative digital methods to research digital media in society, and learn to make digital media products that focus on the needs of the user.

English and philosophy are mutually supportive subjects that provide distinct but corresponding methodologies for our understanding of the world. The joint study of English literary cultures (including theatre, film and creative writing) and philosophy (including philosophy of language, ethics, metaphysics and logic) will throw you into some of the oldest debates around the very possibility of meaningful life.

You'll learn how to understand the theoretical issues underlying a problem and how to engineer a solution. You can experiment with speech recognition, voice synthesis, text summarisation, machine translation, robot learning and control, computational biology or virtual reality.

This degree gives you the chance to really think deeper about some of the big debates going on in the world right now. You'll discuss questions of ethics, justice, legitimacy and human rights, and use your knowledge of philosophical and political theory to underpin your arguments. You'll learn about the thoughts of major figures such as Plato, Kant and Hegel, and analyse how these theories can be applied to current political issues.

This course covers the foundational subjects in the Common Law of England and Wales and provides the opportunity to understand European and international legal issues.

Explore the relationship between economic and political aspects of the modern world in this dual honours degree.

This is the perfect course if you’re looking to understand how personal attitudes and experiences relate to wider issues in politics. You'll be able to explore modules from both disciplines, which means you can analyse key topics such as globalisation, migration and gender from a political perspective and then examine how issues such as these impact our society.

Understand the ideas and theories which shape our world. Learn how and why the three subjects are intrinsically linked, and how they've developed alongside each other. Develop analytical skills to help you evaluate the impact of government policies.

With a complicated history and thriving cultural scene, Korea is a fascinating country to study. Our Korean studies course will develop both your Korean language skills and your understanding of Korean culture and society. You will also spend part of your degree studying in Korea, immersing yourself in Korean society.

Study international relations and politics and you'll learn how to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. How can world leaders unite to combat climate change? Can we truly reach world peace? Will we ever achieve gender justice? You will explore these questions and many more topics in this exciting and flexible degree course.

This course will give you a comprehensive understanding of core business issues and the principles of how businesses operate and succeed, paired with economic analysis and economic policy.

The combination of English and history uniquely positions you to interrogate a variety of literary texts and place them within their historical, social and political contexts. Both subjects offer modules that explore literary and historical cultures, from the medieval period up until the contemporary moment.

Studying politics, philosophy and economics with the Sheffield Methods Institute will help you understand the ideas and theories which shape our world.

Develop a deeper understanding of human thought and behaviour across time and place. Knowledge of philosophy will make you a more effective student of history, and your history modules will help you to understand the context of some of the great works of philosophy.