BSc Sociology & Social Policy

Institution

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Level

undergraduate

Subject

Sociology & Social Policy

Duration

3 years full time. 4 years full time if undertaking foundation year. 6 years part time.

UCAS code

L300

Typical offer

A-level CCC

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 104 A level: Minimum three A levels to include grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM IB: No specific subjects required.

About this course

BSc (Hons) in Sociology and Social Policy, examining social structures and the policies that shape them. Core topics include Research Methods. The degree is structured around three themes: Individuals, Society and Power; Identity, Difference and Inequality; and Space, Place and Justice. A work-based learning placement takes place in the second year, and the course concludes with an Individual Evidence Based Project.

Modules

• Introduction to Social Science
• Individuals, Institutions and Society
• Academic and Employability Skills
• People, Place and Power
• Poverty and Justice
• Conflict, Change and Difference
• Work-based Learning
• Land, Food and Justice
• Stigma, Difference and Exclusion
• Social Research Methods
• Race, Ethnicity and Power
• Gender, Sexuality and Inequality
• Research and Employability
• Applied Entrepreneurial Skills
• Work, Welfare and Inclusion
• Displacement, Migration and Homelessness
• Individual Evidence Based Project