Economics, environmental sustainability, global security threats, media communication and social change, politics in Asia, and social justice are not only some of the biggest issues facing the world today—they’re also the majors offered in Griffith’s new Bachelor of Social Science.
According to a recent article in ScienceNordic, social scientists are key to tackling global challenges, as, for the first time in history, our world is being shaped more by humans than by nature.
Dr Ben Fenton-Smith, convenor of the new social science degree, to be introduced in 2018 at Griffith’s Nathan and Gold Coast campuses, agrees.
“There is no question that social scientists are going to be in huge demand in the next 20–30 years. As our use of data, technology and information increases, we are going to need social scientists to make sense of it,” he said.
“Climate change is a good example of an issue that social scientists are uniquely equipped to
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