Social Sciences

SOCIAL SCIENCES

The three subjects which make up Social Sciences at St Wilfrid’s are Sociology, Psychology and Law.

Sociology is the study of social issues like Education, Crime and the Media. It is offered at GCSE, AS Level and A Level.

Psychology is the study of individuals and covers issues like Memory, Child development, Abnormality, Conformity, Stress and Animal Behaviour. It is offered at AS Level and A Level.

Law is the study of the British Legal System and covers issues like Criminal Law and Legal Personnel.

All Social Science courses require that pupils and students practise and learn the following range of skills:

• acquisition of relevant material.

• presentation and interpretation of information from a variety of sources eg newspaper, television, computer and official statistics.

• critical analysis of theories and issues relevant to the course.

Fieldwork is an integral part of our courses. Pupils and students are expected to conduct research as part of their qualification eg as survey, observational or experiment.

Most of our students intend to go on to Higher Education and the Areas are represented at many Universities by our students.