BSc Sociology
Entry requirements
A level: AAB. IB: 35 points overall and 6, 6, 5 in three Higher Level subjects.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology, a sociology degree exploring social structures and institutions. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, and Research Methods. The course includes a professional placement year and a compulsory dissertation in the final year. The first year covers the foundations through Becoming a social scientist 1, Becoming a social scientist 2, Social problems, social change and the state, The making of modern society, and Understanding social change. The second year advances learning with Contemporary sociological theory, Qualitative analysis: the power of immersion, and Quantitative data analysis: the power of statistics. The fourth year concludes the programme with Sociology and beyond and Sociology dissertation.
Modules
- Becoming a social scientist 1
- Becoming a social scientist 2
- Social problems, social change and the state
- The making of modern society
- Understanding social change
- Contemporary sociological theory
- Qualitative analysis: the power of immersion
- Quantitative data analysis: the power of statistics
- Professional placement
- Sociology and beyond
- Sociology dissertation