Popular undergraduate Social Science courses to study abroad

To have a better understanding of the human society, Social Science has always offered ways to decipher complex problems. Different subjects offer understandings on different levels. Some subjects offer an in-depth understanding of a particular field while others offer a broader understanding of the relation between humans and society.

Here are the top favorite Social Science subjects among Indian students to pursue from abroad -

• Economics – an undergraduate degree in economics may be a B.A. or B.Sc. from abroad, depending on the teaching methods used. This degree mixes theories with empirical investigations using the help of statistic methods. Economics helps you understand how the resources around the world are used and distributed among individuals.
• Law – If your aim in life is to be a practicing solicitor or barrister, you need to start with an undergraduate degree in Law and follow it up with further law studies. You will learn how to tackle some of the hardest to resolve conflicts and issues in modern society and morality.
• Psychology – increasingly a lot of Indian students are looking to pursue psychology studies from abroad. The reason being that the course structure abroad encourages the students to think for themselves and be critical. The careers options after finishing your studies in psychology are leadership development professional, life coach, psychologist, therapist etc.

• International Relations – in this course you will learn about the interactions between nations, international bodies, MNCs etc. from political, economic, social and environmental perspectives. The amount of time spent in a classroom will be less compared to science or business courses as most of the learning takes place through extensive reading by the students on their own.
• Mass communication – the career prospects after doing UG in mass communication are primarily print and online journalism as well as broadcast journalism. In the course you will learn in theory and practice about how to work in a newsroom setting, presenting information to the public, using various media to serve the target audience. Whether you want to be a TV presenter or a columnist with a leading newspaper, this course will introduce you to the basic of each field and prepare you for the on-field job scenario.

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