BA History and Sociology
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112 A level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6 English language: IELTS: 6.5 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology and History, combining the study of social structures, inequalities and cultural change with historical inquiry from the early modern period to the present day. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Historical Research, Policy Analysis, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The course includes an optional placement year for professional development and a final-year independent research project based on your own academic interests.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Historical Methods and Sources (PDP)
- Empires, Migrants and Mobility
- Nations and Nationalism, 1789-1914
- Thinking Sociologically
- Making Modern Britain
- Media, Culture and Society
- ​​Investigating Society: Truth, Ethics and Justice​
- Capitalism, Culture and Class: Social Theory in Classical Modernity
- Globalisation and Social Change
- Researching Society 3: Statistics in Social Research
- Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
- The Cold War: Global Conflict, Culture and Diplomacy, 1945-1991
- Continuity and Change in Contemporary Britain
- Public Conference: Marketing and Presenting the Past
- Living with Dictatorship: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in Comparative Perspective
- The Early Modern Body
- Research in Practice
- Effecting Change
- Qualitative Research: Methods, Ethics and Application
- Independent Study
- Kittens, Cupcakes, and Capitalism: A User’s Guide to the 21st Century
- The Sociology of Politics and Protest
- World in Conflict: War, Terrorism and Societies
- Gender and Inequality in the Global Age
- Digital Futures and the Global Networked Society
- Health, Illness and Social Justice
- Populism, Extremism & Violence
- India, Empire, Diaspora: Identity, Violence and Memory Across the Twentieth Century
- Exploring the Slum: The Politics of Poverty in Britain
- Historians and Material Culture
- Rise of the Dragon? China and the World Since 1793
- Britain and Total War
- British Country Houses and Their Families
- Advanced Research in Practice
- History Independent Study (PDP)