Social Science (general)

Social Science is about the social science disciplines.

These disciplines include: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, religious studies and sociology.

Studying social science involves applying these disciplines to understand how humans behave and how New Zealand and other societies function.

NZ university majors related to this area

Though in the same subject area, they may be very different.

Most entail additional learning (lifelong learning!).

149% of national
median earnings

Figures based on young domestic graduates 5 years after graduation. Source: Ministry of Education.