Social Sciences Postgraduate

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What’s it about?

Whether you are from a psychology, health, social care or criminal justice background, our Social Science courses will offer you the opportunity to further develop and extend your particular area of specialism. The courses aim to increase the depth and breadth of your knowledge and practice enabling you to function at the leading edge of practice development and research. Subject areas include service user and carer perspective, managing quality in the health and social care arena, offender profiling, cognitive and developmental psychology.

Be in demand

At the University of Huddersfield our social science courses are designed to help professionals to further develop their career and skills in specialist areas. We have excellent links with universities across the world as well as several international organisations such as UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme.

Recent graduates are now working in a wide range of careers including crime and intelligence analysts, behavioural investigative advisors, forensic lecturers, specialised positions within child welfare and safeguarding. Our qualified social workers are employed in local social services departments as well as within the voluntary, independent and not for profit sectors.