BA Sociology
Entry requirements
A level: Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation. IB: Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.
About this course
BA in Sociology. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme is a four-year course beginning with a foundation year, after which the syllabus is identical to the standard Sociology degree. Independent research, including data collection, analysis and presentation, is a requirement of the course.
Modules
- How to be a Student 1
- How to be a Student 2
- Information in a Post-Truth World
- Introduction to Social Science
- The "Othered" Migrant: Social Science Perspectives
- Representing the Other: Cultures and Clashes
- Understanding Change - Environment, People, Places
- Understanding Crime: Law, Society and Behaviour
- 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