Social Sciences

These include Business, Criminology, Psychology and Sociology, which have become increasingly popular over recent years.

Social Sciences at Wakefield College

Industry Links

We have close links with the local police force who visit the College each year to deliver talks on the criminal justice system as well as present demonstrations of their day-to-day jobs.

Students get a talk from Wakefield Prison staff

University Visits

Our students have plenty of opportunities to consider their futures. Our tutors take the students to university discovery days to develop their higher education prospects. Recently, the Social Sciences department visited the University of Huddersfield.

Photo of the Huddersfield University campus

Enrichment

Learning doesn't just have to take place in the classroom - our students have opportunities to go on enriching college trips throughout their time with us. Recently, our Law and Criminology students had the opportunity to go to Amsterdam to learn about the legal system there.

Students in Amsterdam on a residential