UOB Undergraduate Prospectus 2016 | Page 42

The Faculty of Social Sciences At the Faculty of Social Sciences we aim to prepare our students to become critical independent thinkers with a firm commitment to influencing their socio-political and economic environment. ACADEMIC STRUCTURE PROFESSOR DONNA LEE, DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES We provide students with a research-informed education environment and excellence in teaching, while making an applied contribution to social, cultural and economic issues locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. nn Our staff work as government nn We offer a range of extracurricular advisers, lead UN missions and teach serving members of the military nn Many courses are accredited by professional bodies including the British Psychological Society activities, including a 10-day field trip to Northern Ireland in our Peace Studies division nn Our graduates have gone on to work with national governments, national banks and United Nations agencies 1,900 STUDENT BODY OF of which about a quarter are international students from all over the world 40 BRADF B56 2016 U ND ERGRAD UATE PROSPECTUS