Lancaster University – Social Science Courses

Lancaster University

Hello from the Student Recruitment Team

This issue focuses on the Lancaster Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Upcoming Virtual Subject Sessions

We are continuing to run live, open-access webinars for students in Years 12 and 13.

Sociology, Media & Cultural Studies Online Taster Session 

Thursday 29th October 11:00am-12:30pm

This session provides an introduction to what it’s like to study Sociology and/or Media and Cultural Studies at Lancaster University within the theme of technological futures, as well as the opportunity to ask questions to our staff and current students. This event is aimed at A Level and BTEC Level 3 students.

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Click here to register for our Sociology, Media and Cultural Studies Taster Session

Law & Criminology Online Taster Day

Saturday 7th November 10:00am-12:30pm

An opportunity to discover what it’s like to study at one of the UK’s top Law Schools. This event is for Year 12 and 13 students who are considering studying Law or Criminology at university. The day includes taster lectures on legal and criminological topics, a Q&A with staff and students as well as a Q&A for parents.

Image of 4 students in our Mock Court Room on Campus.

Click here to register for our Law and Criminology Taster Day

Studying Languages at Lancaster Online Talk

Tuesday 10th November 4:00pm-5:00pm

What courses can I study and how is the degree structured? How does the International Placement Year (year abroad) work? What should I include in my UCAS statement? Join us to hear from our Department of Languages and Cultures about the various degree programmes we offer.

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Click here to register for our Languages and Cultures Session

Languages YouTube Channel

Visit the Lancaster University’s Department of Languages and Cultures YouTube channel to watch recordings of recent online taster sessions.

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Lancaster in the Media

Read about how Lancaster University linguists are part of an initiative to build an international research and training hub in healthcare communication aimed at improving patient safety and practice quality globally.

Lancaster University linguists improve global healthcare communication news article.

Our very own Revd. Dr Anderson Jeremiah, who lectures at Lancaster, is one of the members of the new Church of England’s Anti-Racism Taskforce.

Taskforce to make bold changes to ensure greater racial equality in the Church of England news article. 

Virtual HE Fairs

UCAS Futures in Social Sciences and Humanities

Lancaster are attending the virtual UCAS Futures event on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October.

Join university representatives at the UCAS fair to find out about courses such as; Art, Creative Writing, Criminology, English, History, Languages, Law, Linguistics, Media, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology and Social Work.

Students and parents can chat live to staff and ask any questions they have about studying with us and can also download resources from our virtual stand to look at after the fair such as, course information and videos with current students.

Two female students high-fiving in front of a laptop.