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Social Science Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
Social Science via distance learning
This program of social science presents a multidisciplinary approach to explain the significance and influence of human behavior in society. In order to fully understand human beings within their social context it is necessary to review the interaction of anthropology, communications, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, politics, psychology and sociology.
Academic Supervisor : Djaber Nacer Eddine
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Social Science Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Social Science.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Community & Social Development - Criminology - CSR Corporate Social Responsibility - Human Rights - Persuasive Technology - Political Science - Protocol & Etiquette - Social Community Management - Social Engineering - Social Media Management - Social Psychology - Social Work - Sociology .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Social Science Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Social Science via distance learning = 45 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Social Science Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Social Science via distance learning = 45 Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Sociology.
Master's Degree - Social Science Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Social Science via distance learning = 45 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Sociology. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Social Science Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Social Science via distance learning = 45 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Sociology. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
BIU adapts each Distance Learning Higher Education degree program to the needs of each student. More info...
Social Science Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Society, Family & Marriage
This course presents various forms of social organization in tribal societies, including kinship groupings such as family and clan, as well as groups organized by age and sex. It provides a cross-cultural and historical approach that connects family systems to society and culture.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Folk Societies & Lifestyles
This course explores the anthropological theories and methods dealing with folk societies and cultures. It provides a comparative analysis of different lifestyles and their place and role in society, folklore, and culture.
Academic Supervisor: Sara Hejazi
Social Welfare
This course analyses the nature and impact of economic/political/social ideologies in addition to the forces that shaped the evolution of western and other civilizations' responses to the poor, unemployed, sick and disabled, displaced, children-and-families-at-risk, widows and orphans, and racial/ethnic minorities.
Academic Supervisor: Djaber Nacer Eddine
Human Habitat
This course studies the concepts, methods, techniques, and applications for the analysis of the human habitat, settlements, distribution, population, and cultural environment. It explores the relation of human habitats with available land space, geography, overpopulation, and ecological impact.
Academic Supervisor: Mohammed Said Belkassem
Political Sociology
This course deals with power and domination in social relationships and the relationship between states and societies. It examines the states, political institutions, and processes and their role in different societies. It also explains how and why societies organize themselves in different forms of political institutions and how they function.
Academic Supervisor: Mª Teresa Martinho Almagro
Social Science
This course in social sciences is devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals. It requires a multidisciplinary approach in order to achieve an understanding of human beings within their social context.
Academic Supervisor: Djaber Nacer Eddine
Cultural Studies
This course of cultural studies seeks to understand how a culture is generated and disseminated from the social, political and economic spheres. It attempts to explain and analyze how cultural forces relate and interact from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Academic Supervisor: Sara Hejazi
Legal Science
This course of legal science studies how the creation, application and enforcement of laws may be influenced by a constitution, and the varying concepts of justice and morality. Law's scope can be divided into Public and Private law. Public law concerns government and society, and includes constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal law. Private law deals with legal disputes between individuals and/or organizations in areas such as contracts, property, torts, delicts and commercial law.
Academic Supervisor: Margarita Trejo Poison
Language Studies
This course of language studies explores how languages and human communication work. It presents a global and interdisciplinary study of languages and linguistics.
Academic Supervisor: Yassine Sabir
Multicultural Diversity
The course shows how to deal with a different culture. It covers identity development, acculturation, class, prejudice and discrimination, demographics, and verbal and non-verbal communication in the context of different cultures and values. It examines the impact of different cultural backgrounds on managerial decisions and highlights the complexities of management in a global environment.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Social Class & Stratification
This course examines the dynamics and influences of social class and stratification on contemporary society. It investigates topics such as the conceptions and structure of class; class consciousness, inequality, prejudice and discrimination; social mobility; the relations between class and culture; the role of money and power; and class-based social movements and revolutions.
Academic Supervisor: Djaber Nacer Eddine
Economic Development
This course deals with the performance and problems of developing countries in relation to growth, employment, structural change, and human development. It analyzes several theories and paradigms of development, sources of economic growth, and the policies used to promote industrialization, trade, and sustainability. It considers different development strategies adopted by several countries.
Academic Supervisor: Nadège Noële Ango-Obiang
Ethics & Social Responsibility
This course examines the interrelationship between government, business, and society with the view that leaders must constantly adapt to the realities of the economic, political, and social environments. Leaders must consider their social responsibility in resolving issues that include values, ethics, and beliefs underlying its decisions.
Academic Supervisor: Djaber Nacer Eddine
Contemporary World History
This course provides a historical analysis of the contemporary world (XX Century) in global perspective from the First World War to nowadays. It examines the World Wars and Peace, Cold War, social and economic patterns, neo-imperialism, decolonization's, globalization, peace initiatives, and the local and international effects of global conditions and events, like global terrorism.
Academic Supervisor: Mohammed Said Belkassem
Political Science
This course examines the republican and liberal traditions of political thought, and centers on the themes of revolution, community, liberty, and authority. It also considers political corruption, "scientific" politics, property, equality, and justice. It provides an analysis of contemporary (post-1945) political ideologies and their associated movements.
Academic Supervisor: Mª Teresa Martinho Almagro
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Social Science Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
4S - Society for Social Studies of Science
AASSREC - Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils
ABECS - Associação Brasileira de Ensino de Ciências Sociais
ACESSO - Associação Cultural de Estudos Sociais e Sustentabilidade
ACSS - Academy of Social Sciences
AEPCHS - Associação Espírita de Pesquisas em Ciências Humanas e Sociais
AEPS - Asociación de Estudios Psicológicos y Sociales
AICSLP - Associação Internacional de Ciências Sociais e Humanas em Lígua Portuguesa
AICTS - Asociación Internacional de Ciencias Sociales y Trabajo Social
AISOC - Asociación Iberoamericana de Investigación en Sociología de las Organizaciones y Comunicación
ANPOCS - Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais
APROCES - Associação de Professores de Ciências Económico-Sociais
APSES - Association des Professeurs de Sciences Economiques et Sociales
CFHSS - Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
CLACSO - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales
COSSA - Consortium of Social Science Associations
ESOCITE - Asociación Latinoamericana de Estudios Sociales de la Ciencia y la Tecnología
ESOCITE - Associação Brasileira de Estudos Sociais das Ciências e das Tecnologias
ESSHC - European Social Science History Conference
F3S - Fédération Sciences Sociales Suds
FSHS - Fédération des Sciences Humaines et Sociales
HISRESS - Society for the History of Recent Social Science
IASSA - International Arctic Social Sciences Association
IASSH - Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health
IASSI - Indian Association of Social Science Institutions
IASSIST - International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology
ICSW - International Council on Social Welfare
IISES - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences
ISA - International Sociological Association
NSSA - National Social Science Association
SASE - The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
SLSA - Socio-Legal Studies Association
SSHA - Social Science History Association
SSHRA - Social Science and Humanities Research Association
SSSA - Southwestern Social Science Association
WSSA - Western Social Science Association
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Admission requirements - Social Science
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Social Science Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
Recognition - Social Science Online via distance learning
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Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
Social Science Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
