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BA Sociology

Aberystwyth University

Institution
Aberystwyth University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Sociology
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L300
Typical offer
A-level BBB

Entry requirements

A level: BBB-CCC IB: 30-26

About this course

BA in Sociology, examining social structures, culture, and identity across diverse local and global contexts. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme culminates in a final-year Sociology Dissertation, requiring independent research. All academic staff in the department are qualified to PhD level or working towards one.

Modules

  • Introducing Sociological Research
  • Key Concepts in Sociology
  • Place and Identity
  • Thinking Sociologically
  • Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
  • Globalization and Global Development
  • Living in a Dangerous World
  • Studying Media
  • The city & the country: processes of conflict & changes
  • Cementing Sociological Research
  • Genders and Sexualities
  • Sociological Research in the 'Field'
  • Sociological Theory
  • People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today
  • Placing Culture
  • Placing Politics
  • Everyday Social Worlds
  • Sociology Dissertation
  • Gender and the Media
  • Landscape, Culture and Society in 20th Century Britain
  • Memory Cultures: heritage, identity and power
  • Nation, Society, & Space
  • The psychosocial century
  • Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience