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Subject Choice Guide: Combined Honours in Social Sciences (LMV0)

How many subjects can I study? 

What subjects can I study? 

Additional Rules

How do I submit my subject option choices? 

How many subjects can I study? 

Year 1 

Year 2 

Year 3 (or Year 4 if taking Year Abroad or Placement Year) 

You’ll study 120 credits in total (typically six modules in your first year) which can be from two, three or four subjects 

You’ll study 120 credits in total which can be from two, three or four subjects 

You’ll complete: 

  • a dissertation (typically 40 credits) in one of your subjects  
  • the remaining credits from two or three subjects. 

 If you follow the Year Abroad or Placement Year route, you’ll be transferred onto the four-year version of your course during your second year. 

What subjects can I study? 

For Combined Honours in Social Sciences, your Primary focus is on Social Sciences subjects, but you can also take up to half of your credits from Arts and Humanities subjects in each year.  

Availability of subject module choices may vary from year to year; individual modules may require you to have studied prior qualifications or modules to study them. 

Subjects currently available (please note the additional rules below the table): 

 Social Sciences Subjects 

Arts & Humanities subjects 

Anthropology 

Archaeology 

Business* 

Economics* 

Education 

Geography 

Politics or International Relations 

Sociology 

Sport 

 

Arabic (beginner’s)* 

Chinese (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Classics and Ancient History 

English Literature* 

French (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

German (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

History* 

Italian (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Japanese (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Music* 

Philosophy 

Russian (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Spanish (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Theology and Religious Studies 

Visual Arts and Culture 

A range of possible language options through the Centre for Foreign Language Study 

 

 *you’ll need to have studied specific subjects to be eligible for the starred subjects. Please check our courses database for more information. 

Additional Rules: 

  • Business and Economics can only be studied together if you’re studying at least one other subject alongside them.
  • Politics and International Relations can only be studied together if you’re studying at least one other subject alongside them.
  • Only one modern language may be studied through Combined Honours in Social Sciences. If you want to study two languages plus a social science then you’ll need to apply to Liberal Arts.
  • It’s not possible to study both the beginners and advanced course of the same language.
  • Modern language courses are restricted for native speakers of that language.
  • Centre for Foreign Language Study (CFLS) modules cannot be taken alongside modules from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
  • The optional interdisciplinary (i.e. cross-subject) Combined Social Sciences module does not count as one of your first year subjects.
  • The optional interdisciplinary (i.e. cross-subject) Combined Social Sciences dissertation must combine at least two of the subjects you are taking alongside it in your final year. 
  • If your subject combination exists as another joint honours course, we may refer your application to that course instead.

How do I submit my subject option choices 

Once we’ve received your application we’ll send you login details for the UG Applicant Portal. You’ll then be able to complete the form available in your portal. 

When completing your subject choice form, please ensure you list your courses in preference order. Your first choice must be from the Social Sciences list. 

If you’re interested in taking a CFLS module, you don’t need to include this in your subject option preferences. Should you join us as a student you’ll be able to explore this with your academic advisor through module registration 

If you receive an offer from us, we’ll include any required subjects for your first two subject choices in your offer to ensure you’ll be able to study these.