Social Science Degrees

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Influence the world you'll live in

Maybe you want to deepen your understanding of people, culture, society, the criminal mind or our justice system. Make the internet a safer place. Take on humanitarian work. Or engage with the community. If any of these areas interests you, Western’s Social Science degrees have your name all over them.

Choose from a huge range of degrees, like Urban Studies, Cyber Security & Behaviour, Criminal and Community Justice, Social Work, Humanitarian & Development Studies, Policing, Tourism, Event Management and Social Science.

Postgraduate degrees include Urban Management Planning, Humanitarian Development Studies, Art Therapy, Psychotherapy & Counselling and Social Work. 

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A unique change to save the world

Western is the only university to offer a Humanitarian and Development Studies degree.


World-class rankings

We are a Top 200 University in the world for Sociology, Top 200 in the world for Geography*, and ranked in the top 2% of Uni's worldwide. We can show you how to make a difference.

*2024 QS World University Rankings.