International Bachelor in Social Sciences is about investigating, understanding and explaining the social, economic and political conditions in society from an international perspective.
Social sciences identify societal problems and challenges, like climate change or societal impact of covid-19, which it analyses in order to better understand a specific problem that exist at national level and/or global level. Social sciences study the relations between societal structures and agencies, for example examining change to the economic structures in a country, or the role of actors in changing societies.
You will work with social sciences from an international perspective. You will study together with both Danish students and students from other countries. This gives you a multicultural study and learning environment. The programme is taught in English, this means that you will have to read and write academic English for both your courses, exams and projects. All teaching and course literature is in English. The academic staff come from different countries, and from different academic fields of social sciences including geography, political science and international relations.
During the first year on International Bachelor in Social Sciences, you will have courses in political science, sociology, economics, planning, spaces and resources. You will work interdisciplinary, and will gain knowledge of key social science concepts, theories, and methods. This will form the foundations of your academic knowledge regardless of the subjects you select for your specialisation.
From the second year, you start to specialise in either one or two subjects. You can choose from a predefined list of combinations from social sciences, or you can combine your social science subject with a subject in the humanities or natural sciences.
The programme has a strong focus on methods, and each semester you will have a course in different social science methods, starting with introductory courses. In your final year you will have more specialised method courses. The methods courses will provide you with strong competencies to investigate and analyse relevant problems in society, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
In addition to your courses, you will carry out project work, where you will be part of a project group, and together with 3-4 other students you will identify and investigate a societal problem. During the project work, you will apply your theoretical knowledge and methodological tools from the courses.
You will become part of a vibrant social community and academic network of students from Denmark and from around the world. From your first day you will belong to a team, known as SIB, which consists of approximately 80 fellow students. SIB will be your base and home for the first half of your programme. You can choose to be active in the student academic committee, which organises social and academic activities, like pub quizzes with
questions set by a professor or board game evenings.
You can become a part of The International Community - a student driven organisation that facilitates events and communities between Danish and international students at RUC. Join the cooking-and-dining nights, the sport events, the game nights – or the virtual alternatives which help you stay in touch.
A bachelor's degree from Roskilde University will provide access to study a master's programme. Depending on which subject(s) you choose as a part of your bachelor's programme, your degree will provide access to one or more of Roskilde University's master's programmes.
See which of Roskilde University’s master programmes your bachelor degree + your subjects will give you direct access to:
You will have the opportunity to spend a term at one of the universities with which RUC’s social sciences area has a student exchange agreement, or you can organize such a stay at another university yourself.
| 1. year | 2. year | 3. year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. semester | 2. semester | 3. semester | 4. semester | 5. semester | 6. semester |
| Course
Political Science 5 ECTS |
Course
Economics 5 ECTS |
Subject course 1st bachelor subject 5 ECTS |
Subject course 1st bachelor subject 5 ECTS |
Subject course 2nd bachelor subject 5 ECTS |
Subject course 1st bachelor subject 5 ECTS |
| Course Sociology 5 ECTS |
Course
Planning, Space and Resources 5 ECTS |
Subject course 2nd bachelor subject 5 ECTS |
Elective course 5 ECTS |
Elective course 5 ECTS |
Subject course 2nd bachelor subject 5 ECTS |
| Course Methods in Social Sciences 5 ECTS |
Course
Qualitative Methods 5 ECTS |
Course
Philosophy of Social Sciences 5 ECTS |
Course
Quantitative Methods 5 ECTS |
Subject course 2nd bachelor subject 5 ECTS |
Subject course 1st bachelor subject 5 ECTS |
| Project
15 ECTS |
Project
15 ECTS |
Project
15 ECTS |
Project 1st bachelor subject 15 ECTS |
Project 2nd bachelor subject 15 ECTS |
Bachelor project 15 ECTS |
Please note: The table shows an example of a course of study. Courses, projects, internships and studies abroad with credit transfer may vary for each student. See current courses at study.ruc.dk
Ringisai has studied International Bachelor in Social Sciences.
At Roskilde University you are trained in working with complex challenges from the real world. You will build global awareness, tolerance, critical engagement and respect through intercultural knowledge and insight.
What is it like to be a university student? What does project work mean? What characterises a bachelor's programme at Roskilde University? And what does Roskilde University Campus look like?
The university is situated on one single physical campus. There are multi-purpose sports courts, a football field, a disc golf course, nature trails along the lake, stream and the fields, a training centre, innovation workshops, a canteen, and a cinema. Our joint meeting place is called Student House RUC, where there is a student-run café and lounge. Both outdoors and indoors, we work to make the campus as sustainable as possible. Among other things, we have reduced energy consumption by 38 percent over the last 5 years and are converting our outdoor areas to wild nature.
The first half of your bachelor's programme will give you a broad introduction to social sciences. You will gain knowledge of central theories and methods in social sciences. This introduction to social sciences and how to work academically will give you a solid foundation for choosing one or two bachelor subjects that you will specialise in.
Your specialisation gives you knowledge that you apply in your project work, where you analyse societal problems from multiple perspectives, thereby encouraging you to think interdisciplinary. Therefore, as a student at Roskilde University you work beyond traditional academic subject boundaries to analyse complex societal problems.
The guiding pedagogical framework for learning at Roskilde University is problem-orientated project work. This approach to teaching and learning is a way to investigate and understand complex, societal problems and challenges. Project work constitutes 50% of your studies. In your project work, you can choose to work with a company or other types of organisations to investigate and analyse a societal problem that you find interesting. Problem-oriented project work is about identifying a problem and using the existing knowledge in an academic field and carrying out your own research together with your project group, thereby creating new knowledge yourself.
International Bachelor in Social Sciences is a research-based programme. You will be taught and supervised by academic staff, who carry out cutting-edge re-search, and who will bring the latest knowledge into both courses and project supervision. Moreover, your project group will have a supervisor, who will give you feedback on you project ideas and discuss your project progress.
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