BA Sociology
About this course
BA in Sociology, a sociology degree exploring culture, society, and the complexity of human social life. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The programme involves designing individual research projects alongside quantitative data interpretation. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Contemporary Society: Themes, Perspectives and Case Studies, Social Analysis, and Imagining Social Worlds, with additional options including Introduction to Social Anthropology, Media and Society, and Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. The second year progresses with compulsory study in Theoretical Sociology and Knowing the Social World. Students can select from a wide range of optional modules covering topics such as urban migration, global politics, health, technology, and advanced data analysis methods.
Modules
- Contemporary Society: Themes, Perspectives and Case Studies
- Social Analysis
- Imagining Social Worlds
- Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Media and Society
- Population and Society
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Introduction to Social Data
- Data Analysis in Social Science 1
- Theoretical Sociology
- Knowing the Social World
- Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities
- Anthropology of the State
- Anthropology of Forced Migration
- Animals and Society
- Forensic Science, Conflict and Justice
- On Violence
- Deviance: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- Power and Domination
- Pharmaceutical Cultures
- Sociology of Family and Gender
- Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance
- Deception
- Digital Society
- Data Science in Society
- Aging, Health and Society
- Science, Technology and Society
- Politics of Food and Farming
- Addiction
- Bodies and Society
- BioSocieties
- Data Justice and Surveillance Capitalism
- Social Networks
- Cyborg Studies
- Environments and Societies
- Data Analysis in Social Science 2
- Data Analysis in Social Science 3
- Mapping the Social World: Introduction to Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences