This programme is designed to meet the needs of those wishing to pursue meaningful employment in one of the many careers that require an in-depth understanding of people, behaviour, society and social life. In year 1: they will enter the programme with a variety of academic and vocational histories. The first year of the programme will develop these various skills and experiences, synthesising them with basic competencies, language and concepts of the four disciplinary strands of the programme (psychology, sociology, cultural studies and research methods) and developing the methods and applications of knowledge. It will also encourage them to take responsibility for their own learning by supporting a variety of learning styles through the range of leaning and assessment strategies proposed below. Areas of study: classical sociological analysis, contemporary sociological analysis, introduction to psychology, applied psychology, cultural studies, methods of cultural analysis and criticism, developing the effective learner, introduction to social research. In year 2: it will develop their ability to apply the basic competencies, language and concepts of the four strands of the programme and to address the subject areas in more depth. There will be an increased emphasis on independent research-based learning and the application of analytical skills acquired in the previous year. Areas of study: social structures and structured inequalities, poverty and social policy, abnormal psychology, culture and difference, critical thought, research method. In year 3: the final year of the programme will provide them with an increased intellectual challenge. They will be able to specialise by choosing options from each of the disciplinary strands of the programme during semesters 1 and 2. In the final semester, they will be encouraged to disengage from structured learning to pursue their own research and employment interests and to demonstrate development of their own ideas via the research dissertation. Areas of study: health psychology, sociology of health and illness, local and global cultures, rethinking the social, dissertation (research piece).