BA Education and Sociology
Entry requirements
A Level: ABB. IB: 6,5,5 32 points overall. BTEC: BTEC options considered
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Education and Sociology, a sociology and education degree exploring societal structures and educational contexts. Core topics include Research Methods and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students complete a placement in the second year and undertake a dissertation in the final year. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through Contemporary Issues in Education, Introduction to Developmental Psychology, Introduction to Social Divisions, and Sociology of Everyday Life. The second year builds upon this with Modern Sociological Theory, Placement, Researching Childhood and Education, and Education, Policy and Social Justice. Optional choices in this year cover topics such as gender roles, policy issues, and psychological approaches. The final year involves advanced study via Contemporary Social Theory, Dissertation, Children as Citizens, and Critical Approaches to Psychology in Education, alongside further options addressing modern social challenges.
Modules
- Contemporary Issues in Education
- Introduction to Developmental Psychology
- Introduction to Social Divisions
- Sociology of Everyday Life
- The Social Imagination
- Young People and Social Change
- Modern Sociological Theory
- Placement
- Researching Childhood and Education
- Changing Behaviours: A History
- Cognitive Psychology
- Education, Policy and Social Justice
- Enterprising Solutions to Social Problems
- Ethics in Education
- Gender and Sexuality
- Housing, Home and Place: Issues in Policy
- Individual Differences and Learning
- Poverty, Class and Inequality
- Primary and Early Years Education Theory and Practice
- Race and Racism
- Social Psychology and Learning
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Dissertation
- Children as Citizens
- Critical Approaches to Psychology in Education
- Identity, Politics and Everyday Life
- Language and Literacy in Education
- Professional Development
- Reclaiming Education: Past, Present and Futures
- Social Policy, Inequality and the Life Course
- Sociology of Success and Spectacle
- Technology & Society
- Understanding Mental Health in Education Contexts