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BSocSc Sociology

University of Manchester

Institution
University of Manchester
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Sociology
Duration
3-4 years
UCAS code
L300
Typical offer
A-level ABB

Entry requirements

A level: ABB including at least one of the following A-Level subjects (preference will be given to applicants studying two of these subjects): Accounting; Economics; Finance; Business Studies; Development Studies; Government and Politics; Economic and Social History; Mathematics; Anthropology; Sociology; Philosophy; Religious Studies; English Language; English Literature; Geography; Psychology; Classical Civilisation; History; Archaeology; Communication Studies; Environmental Studies; World Development; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Modern Languages

About this course

BSocSc in Sociology, exploring social structures and institutions. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can undertake a professional placement or a study abroad year at partner institutions across thirty countries.

Modules

  • Contested Foundations of Social Thought
  • Contemporary Social Thought
  • Researching Culture and Society
  • Digital Sociology
  • Environment and Society
  • Inequalities in Contemporary British Society
  • Global Social Challenges
  • Getting Personal: Intimacy and Connectedness in Everyday Life
  • Qualitative Research Design & Methods
  • The Survey Method in Social Research
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: Financial Perspectives
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Sustainability, Consumption & Global Responsibilities
  • Global Migration
  • Social Change in China
  • Decolonising Sociology
  • Social Class and Inequality in Britain
  • Families, Relationships and Everyday Life
  • Gender, Sexuality and Culture
  • Racism and Ethnicity in the UK
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: Financial Perspectives
  • Sociology of Life and Death
  • Sociology of Human Animal Relations
  • Cities and Urban Life
  • Forced Migration
  • Racism and Resistance in Education
  • A Sense of Inequality
  • Connections matter: Sociological Applications of Social Networks
  • Power and Protest
  • Social Thought from the Global South
  • Art and Society
  • Dissertation (20 credits)
  • Dissertation B (40 credits)