School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences at The University of Northampton offers a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

The school offers courses in the following subject areas:

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The School of Social Sciences provides top class facilities, including a relaxed meeting area, specialised psychology laboratories and a mooting room/mock courtroom.

Practical experience

The School of Social Sciences offers opportunities to gain practical experience with field trips on many courses and exchange trips abroad for those studying Human Geography.

Sociology and Criminology courses include work alongside groups such as child protection, the police and probation hostels to bring real-life situations into the learning environment.

Politics and Sociology offer unique placement opportunities to work with MPs in the House of Commons.

Research and conferences

The University of Northampton's Social Sciences staff have an international reputation for research and teaching excellence. The school regularly hosts conferences which are attended by academics, journalists, researchers and policy makers.

The School of Social Sciences is home to several leading centres of research:

Social enterprise

The University of Northampton is committed to delivering a new student experience, underpinned by a culture of entrepreneurship, research and social enterprise. In delivering this aim, we will become the first university in the UK to integrate both teaching and research activities, in all degree disciplines, with social enterprise and aim to be the UK's number one university for social enterprise by 2015.

The social enterprise theme unites work carried out in all our Schools, and many of our Departments, and builds on our existing strengths in enterprise promotion, community interaction, regional engagement, widening participation, third sector partnership, student volunteering and employability.