paul-r-cfc Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Anyone on here do a Social Sciences degree and if so what job have you gone on to do? As in a BA Social Sciences or just any sort of social sciences degree? I did history and politics - MA SocSci 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdogunderdog underdog Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 As in a BA Social Sciences or just any sort of social sciences degree? I did history and politics - MA SocSci A BA in Social Sciences. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 A BA in Social Sciences. Ah ok. Caledonian? Know a few folk that did that degree there Jobs wise it's obviously not a very specific degree so general graduate schemes, teaching etc are common routes to go down. Obviously different options depending on what you focus on with your degree. I assume you brake off and focus on certain subjects later on in the course? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Had my only exam today so officially finished uni! Got 2 more set of results back today, a first for a presentation and a first for a talking head video. So only need my exam and dissertation to pass! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal-blue Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Me (again)! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie95 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Just finished, hopefully, my last exam of second year History and Politics. That's me done until September. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdogunderdog underdog Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Ah ok. Caledonian? Know a few folk that did that degree there Jobs wise it's obviously not a very specific degree so general graduate schemes, teaching etc are common routes to go down. Obviously different options depending on what you focus on with your degree. I assume you brake off and focus on certain subjects later on in the course? It's through Open University. Last year focused on sociology and this year was criminology. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Anonymised? Each university does it differently. I know of one that just uses software to generate the result. We don't. We discuss each student individually - average grades, 'trend', work rate and so on. To give an example, let's say the student averages 69%. You need 70% for a 1st class degree. As a Board we'll discuss the student and make a call - first or second. In cases like that we'll almost always give the student the 1st. Lower down the scale can be different. Someone on, say, 49% average is looking at a 3rd class degree. The discussion might be (and we had this once) that the student didn't engage, didn't contribute in classes and so on and so he stayed at 3rd. No 2:2 for him. This is why I always say on here - go to lectures. Talk to lecturers. Engage. Yes, you might skate by skipping the classes and just learning the textbook. But students that do that never do as well as the others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 What about the most important boundary, 2:1 vs 2:2? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Same thing. If someone is on, say, 59% we look at the same things - year 4 grades vs year 3, student engagement and so on. Then we make a judgement call. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I'm a baw hair from a first class; 3.65 GPA, with the first class boundary being 3.75. Think the highest I can get is 3.7 though, which is a bit annoying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Last exam of 2nd year today. Is it next year when things start getting serious? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Last exam of 2nd year today. Is it next year when things start getting serious? Aye. Turns out I miscalculated my GPA; got a B+ in my last exam, and averaging the grades over third year and fourth year, I have a provisional GPA of 3.4. A bit disappointed; I only got a B for my dissertation, which counted twice in the calculation since it was a double module. I think that's the one which fucked me. In the grand scheme of things, it seems a GPA of 3.4 is roughly a B+ (a good upper second class), what are the chances of postgraduate admission with a degree like that? -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 All depends on the postgrad itself. Different courses have varying numbers of applications so what is enough for one isn't necessarily enough for another. A 'B' is decent in a dissertation. I think I'd cry sweet tears of joy if I were to score that in mine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 All results back today for our honours year, five 2:1s abd a 2:2. 65 for my dissertation which is not too shabby. Should get an overall 2:1, our definite classifications come out next week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Whoops, sorry I meant to open up the Quick Question thread. #FatThumbs. Grimbo -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 ETA You tax dodging b*****ds. Grimbo -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I know my exams have been marked as the last one i did sent out a collation and breakdown of all the scores and scores for each question. Exam board doesn't meet til Wednesday or Thursday though so instead of getting results one by one like in previous years, we'll apparently get it all at once with our classification... So unbelievably nervous about it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I know my exams have been marked as the last one i did sent out a collation and breakdown of all the scores and scores for each question. Exam board doesn't meet til Wednesday or Thursday though so instead of getting results one by one like in previous years, we'll apparently get it all at once with our classification... So unbelievably nervous about it! We got certain initial marks back and we're waiting on full marks plus our exam and dissertation marks today. They then meet on Monday for classification and we get email/letters sent out, but it's easy to work out our classification by our results. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Yeah I've worked out what I'm sitting on from last year and pretty much know the minimum I need to stay in 2:1 territory. Fingers, toes, everything crossed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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