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BA Sociology

University of Birmingham

Institution
University of Birmingham
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Sociology BA
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L300
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A Level: ABB. IB: 6,5,5 at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall.. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Subsidiary Diploma are all considered.

About this course

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology BA, a sociology degree focused on the study of human societies, social institutions, and cultural dynamics. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Social & Cultural Analysis. This three-year undergraduate programme provides a thorough grounding in social structures and institutions. The first year introduces foundational ideas through modules such as Discovering Social Problems, Sociology of Everyday Life, The Sociological Imagination, and Crime, Justice and Society. During the second year, students build analytical expertise with modules like Modern Sociological Theory, Social Research II, Race and Racism, and Gender and Sexuality. The final year allows learners to pursue specialised interests through options such as Mental Health and Society, Technology & Society, and Genocide and Mass Atrocities, culminating in a mandatory dissertation titled Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Dissertation.

Modules

  • Discovering Social Problems
  • Sociology of Everyday Life
  • The Sociological Imagination
  • Crime, Justice and Society
  • Introduction to Social Divisions
  • Social Research I
  • Modern Sociological Theory
  • Social Research II
  • Race and Racism
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Poverty, Class and Inequality
  • Media and Society
  • Histories of Criminal Justice and Empire
  • Housing, Home and Place: Issues in Policy
  • Prisons, Punishment and Penality
  • Education, Policy and Social Justice
  • Enterprising Solutions to Social Problems
  • Social Psychology
  • Youth, Crime and Justice
  • Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Dissertation
  • Mental Health and Society
  • Selling the Self? Sex, Gender and Consumer Culture
  • Technology & Society
  • Power, Control and Resistance
  • Drugs: Society, Politics and Policy
  • Sociology of Success and Spectacle
  • Crime and the City
  • Social Policy, Inequality and the Life Course
  • Contemporary Social Theory
  • Genocide and Mass Atrocities
  • Policing Migration: victims, villains and global border regimes
  • Professional Development
  • Harmful Societies: Crime, Social Harm and Social Justice
  • Children as Citizens
  • Quantitative Data Analysis