Sheffield Methods Institute

Find out about our Applied Social Social Sciences and Politics, Philosophy and Economics courses.

Our courses

Applied Social Social Sciences

Our course will give you the analytical skills and subject knowledge to investigate and understand the major challenges faced by society today. We will develop your skills in data handling, investigation and presentation, so that you become a confident and reflective social scientist.

Find out more about our BA Applied Social Sciences.

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For questions about our courses or any other general queries, you can contact us directly at smi@sheffield.ac.uk

Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Our undergraduate degrees will help you understand the ideas and theories which shape our world. You will learn how and why politics, philosophy and economics are interrelated, and how they’ve developed alongside each other.

Find out more about our BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics and BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics courses.

Taught by Experts

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Meet Dr Elisabeth Garrett - Module lead for Foundations of Social Science, BA Applied Social Sciences

Hear Beth explain how her research investigates who is at most risk of food poverty, how homelessness develops and how we can help stop it.

Find out more about Elisabeth

Siobhan McAndrew

Meet Dr Siobhan McAndrew, BA/BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics Programme Director.

Siobhan is currently leading a research project into vaccine confidence and trust in government, and also collaborates on funded projects on creative practitioners and cultural data innovation.

Find out more about Siobhan's expertise and research interests.

SMI Annual Student Conference

SMI Student Conference

Our annual student conference brings together students from our all undergraduate courses to hear from and network with industry professionals, share knowledge, present research findings and explore new topics from across the social sciences forum.

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You will belong to the SMI community

As a Sheffield Methods Institute (SMI) student, you will belong to a close community of fellow students, academic lecturers, researchers and professional support staff, who will develop and support you throughout your learning experience.

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Mae & Charlie are here to tell you more about Applied Social Sciences

Applied Social Sciences student Mae and alumnus Charlie will tell you what they enjoy most about the course, what skills they have learned and how it has helped develop their career.

Applied Social Sciences student Mae and alumnus Charlie will tell you what they enjoy most about the course, what skills they have learned and how it has helped develop their career.

Why Study Politics, Philosophy & Economics?

Find out what its like to study our exciting Politics, Philosophy & Economics course from current students Rikzar and Daniel.

Find out what its like to study our exciting Politics, Philosophy and Economics course from current students Rikzar and Daniel.

Programme Director Dr Siobhan McAndrew also talks about our innovative teaching methods and what careers the course can lead to.