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BA Politics and Sociology

Newcastle University

Institution
Newcastle University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Politics and Sociology
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
LL32
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB IB: 32 points

About this course

BA Honours in Sociology and Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Research Methods and Policy Analysis. The degree is divided equally between politics and sociology, with training in survey design, statistics, and the use of SPSS data analysis software. An optional politics work placement module is available.

Modules

  • Power and Inequality: How to Study Global Politics ... and Change the World
  • Politics and Society
  • UK Politics: Westminster and Beyond
  • Key Concepts in International Politics
  • Order and Disorder: The Shaping of the 21st Century
  • Politics of Happiness
  • State, People and Politics: Comparative Politics in a Globalised World
  • Comparing Cultures: An Introduction to Anthropology
  • The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction to the Discipline
  • Knowing in Sociology: An Introduction to Theory, Methods and Epistemology
  • Understanding Everyday Life
  • Investigating Inequalities and Crime
  • Researching Social Life
  • Politics of the Middle East
  • Becoming a Political Researcher
  • Government and Politics of the USA
  • The Politics and Policy of the European Union
  • Power and Poverty in the Global Economy
  • A Global History of Political Thought
  • International Politics from ‘elsewhere’
  • Political Violence and the Modern State
  • Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Social Issues in Contemporary Political Philosophy
  • Politics Work Placement
  • Democracy in Deeply Divided Societies
  • Critical Security Studies
  • Democracy or Autocracy? What are the differences and how do we analyse them
  • Sex, Gender and Power
  • The Politics of Race
  • International Organizations and Diplomacy
  • Being Human: debates, questions and conversations in anthropology
  • Climate and Society
  • Sociology of Crime: Social Control in Neoliberal Societies
  • Sociology of Health and Illness
  • Theorising Social Worlds
  • This is How We Do It: Sociology Research Design and Proposal
  • Refugees and Displacement: Borders, Camps, and Asylum
  • Final Year Dissertation
  • Ethics, Justice and Global Futures
  • Political Leadership in Britain
  • Who and why votes for far right? Using data for political analysis
  • The Politics of Protest in the Middle East
  • Political Parties and Elections in the UK
  • Community-based Research in Politics
  • Politics of Immigration
  • Politics of Citizenship
  • Apartheid regimes - from the local to the global
  • Gender and Sexuality Politics in the Middle East
  • Public Policy: Theories, Cases, Skills
  • Politics as a Way of Life
  • Public Policy Placement
  • Power and Policy: Understanding Impact
  • Being Human: debates, questions and conversations in anthropology
  • Climate and Society
  • Regulating Sexuality
  • Critical Approaches to Policing and Security
  • States of Mind: Sociology and Mental Health
  • Digital People, Digital Worlds
  • Student Exchange
  • Investigating the Body
  • Dissertation in Sociology
  • Racism and Society