The Bachelor of Social Science Degree at Macquarie
The Bachelor of Social Science degree is designed to facilitate the interdisciplinary study of contemporary societies, including the study of social, political, cultural, spatial, historical and ethical issues that face people in today's world. Students in the BSocSci degree program may choose to focus on one of these issues, or combine studies in a range of issues within a study pattern that suits their particular interests. The flexible structure of the BSocSc allows students to develop programs made up of units selected from a wide range of social sciences and also to include other fields of study provided the minimum requirements of the degree are met. For all students, the program provides grounding in both social theory and the research methods of the social sciences, as well as awareness of the policy implications of social research. Some units designated as approved social science units are also available in flexible modes of offering.