Open University

BA (Honours) dalam Ilmu Sosial (Ekonomi)

The qualification provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills, and other attributes in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding

On completion of this qualification, you will have:

• Pengetahuan yang luas dan pemahaman kritis tentang konsep-konsep kunci dan pendekatan teoritis dalam ilmu-ilmu sosial
• A systematic understanding of a range of disciplinary approaches within the social sciences and an awareness of the different sources that contribute to the social sciences
• An extensive and critical understanding of key social processes and their impact on individual and collective life
• A critical appreciation of how the social sciences understand, explain and evaluate matters of social concern,

Cognitive skills

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:

• Interpret, critically analyse and evaluate a diversity of social scientific ideas, concepts and arguments, and identify, gather, interpret, critically analyse and evaluate evidence from a wide range of sources
• Demonstrate knowledge of and familiarity with established techniques of social science analysis and enquiry
• Deploy a conceptual understanding of the social sciences to devise and substantiate arguments that address social problems
• Review, consolidate and extend your knowledge and understanding, and initiate and carry out an independent social scientific project.

Practical and/or professional skills

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:

• Regularly review current and future personal development and career options, including developing strategies to address factors that limit choices
• Engage critically with skills and ethical issues relevant to social scientific enquiry
• Learn from feedback and reflect on the process of learning to evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and improve performance
• Recognise and critically evaluate personal viewpoints and engage constructively with others’ views.

Key skills

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Communication - accurately and effectively communicate information about the social sciences in a variety of ways suitable for a range of academic and non-academic audiences, both formal and informal
• Digital information literacy - select, access and exploit a wide range of digital sources and to find, use, create and share information, data and knowledge in ways relevant to the social sciences
• Plan and organise - make and carry out effective plans involving the identification of relevant information and resources frame questions and make judgements to achieve a solution to a problem
• Connect and work with others - work collectively with other learners, playing an active and appropriate role to achieve joint outcomes.

This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• You’ll start Stage 1 with an introductory social science module and then begin studying economics and personal finance.
• Selanjutnya, pada Tahap 2 dan 3 , Anda akan mengambil modul sosiologi, serta mempelajari teori yang diperlukan untuk terlibat dalam perdebatan ekonomi saat ini; menganalisis dan menilai berbagai jenis bukti, termasuk data ekonomi; dan melaksanakan proyek ekonomi Anda.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

You'll start your degree with:

• Introducing the social sciences (DD102)

Anda akan menyelesaikan tahap ini dengan:

• You and your money (DB125)
• Economics in Context (DD126)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll begin this stage with:

• Understanding digital societies (DD218)

You'll complete this stage with:

• Essential economics: macro and micro perspectives (D217)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• You’ll choose one from this list of Stage 3 option modules.

You'll complete your degree with:

• Doing economics: people, markets and policy (DD309)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

Keterampilan untuk pengembangan karir

Majikan menghargai beragam keterampilan ilmu sosial dengan sangat tinggi. Kemampuan untuk bekerja di berbagai disiplin ilmu yang berbeda akan memberi Anda portofolio kemampuan transfer yang luas termasuk kemampuan untuk:

• menafsirkan, menganalisis, dan mengevaluasi secara kritis bukti kuantitatif dan kualitatif
• menerapkan pembelajaran pada situasi dunia nyata
• berkomunikasi secara efektif dengan berbagai khalayak dengan menggunakan media yang berbeda
• menggunakan berbagai macam praktik digital untuk menemukan, menggunakan, dan membuat data
• belajar mandiri dan merencanakan, melakukan, dan menyajikan karya mandiri
• bekerja secara efektif dengan orang lain untuk mencapai hasil bersama

Relevansi karir

Gelar dalam ilmu sosial dapat menghasilkan lapangan kerja di sektor publik, swasta, dan sukarela. Dunia usaha, organisasi sektor publik dan institusi pendidikan semakin harus menghadapi isu-isu sosial dan menghargai keterampilan yang dapat diberikan oleh lulusan ilmu sosial, menjadikan gelar ini relevan untuk berbagai profesi termasuk pejabat pemerintah daerah, pegawai negeri, guru sekolah menengah, pekerja sosial. , badan amal, jurnalisme dan pejabat serikat pekerja. Anda juga dapat menggunakan gelar BA (Hons) dalam Ilmu Sosial untuk studi lebih lanjut di sektor pendidikan tinggi.

Karir lainnya

Banyak pekerjaan tingkat pascasarjana terbuka untuk lulusan sosial, terutama di bidang bisnis, sektor sukarela dan sektor publik. Harap dicatat, bagaimanapun, bahwa beberapa karier mungkin memerlukan studi lebih lanjut, pelatihan dan / atau pengalaman kerja di luar gelar Anda.

Dengan pendekatan unik kami terhadap pembelajaran jarak jauh, Anda dapat belajar dari rumah, kantor, atau saat bepergian.

Anda akan memiliki beberapa tenggat penilaian yang harus dipenuhi, tetapi selain itu, Anda bebas belajar pada waktu yang sesuai untuk Anda, menyesuaikan pembelajaran Anda dengan pekerjaan, keluarga, dan kehidupan sosial.

Untuk setiap modul, Anda akan menggunakan hanya sumber daya daring atau campuran materi daring dan cetak.

Setiap modul yang Anda pelajari akan memiliki situs web modul dengan

• Perencana belajar minggu demi minggu, memberi Anda panduan langkah demi langkah melalui studi Anda
• Materi kursus seperti bacaan, video, rekaman, dan aktivitas penilaian mandiri
• Forum modul untuk diskusi dan aktivitas kolaboratif dengan siswa lain
• Rincian setiap tugas dan tanggal jatuh temponya
• Sistem pemesanan tutorial, ruang tutorial online, dan detail kontak tutor Anda
• Versi daring dari beberapa materi dan sumber modul cetak.