BA Sociology
Entry requirements
Standard offer: 112 UCAS Tariff points. Learn more about UCAS Tariff points . Accelerate offer: 80 UCAS Tariff points. Find out more about BCU Accelerate . This course does not require evidence of GCSE qualifications. Please see A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below. A Level / AS Level: A Level: 112 UCAS Tariff points / BBC (or equivalent) AS Level: Must be in a different subject to A Levels A maximum of four subjects will be considered Pearson BTEC (Diploma / Extended Diploma/ Extended Certificate): 112 UCAS Tariff points Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications Excluded subjects: Early Years and Children's Play Learning and Development T Level: Merit overall All subjects considered Access to HE Diploma: Pass with 60 credits, 45 credits at level 3 Accepted subjects: Social Sciences or Humanities OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications: 112 UCAS Tariff points NCFE CACHE Level 3 qualifications: 112 UCAS Tariff points WJEC Level 3 qualifications: 112 UCAS Tariff points Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) Irish Leaving Certificate (Highers): Minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects Scottish Higher / Advanced Higher: 112 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (CCD) or two Advanced Highers (CD) plus two Highers (CC) Welsh Baccalaureate: 112 UCAS Tariff points. Considered with three A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology, examining how society works across local and global contexts. Core topics include Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students complete an Integrated Research Project in the final year and may undertake placements with public and third sector organisations.
Modules
- City, Community, Culture
- Crime, Punishment & Society
- Sociological Imagination
- Politics & Society
- Becoming a Social Researcher
- Media & Popular Culture
- Race, Racism and Inequality
- Applied Sociological Research
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Space, Place and Society
- Environmental Sociology and Social Justice
- Self, Identity and Society
- Integrated Research Project
- Activism, Social Movements and Social Change
- Black Arts Movement
- Gender & Sexuality
- Postcoloniality