BSc Sociology
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Entry requirements
Scottish Higher: Standard – BBBB, Minimum – BCCC A Level: BCC Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H2 H3 H3 International Baccalaureate: 28 points International: IELTS of 6.0 with no element lower than 5.5 Am I a Widening Access student?: We apply the minimum entry criteria to applicants who meet one or more contextual factor. To see if this would apply to you, please refer to the access and application page. Required subjects: A literary subject such as English, Psychology, RMPS or History is required at Higher. English is required and Maths is preferred at Nat 5/GCSE level at grade C/4 or above. Mature/Access: We welcome applications from mature students with relevant qualifications and /or experience. Visit our College Leavers and Mature Students Advice page for more information. Direct Entry: Year Two: HNC in a related subject with B in the graded unit Year Three: HND in a related subject with CB in the graded units. Other requirements A satisfactory criminal records check from the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme may be required if you chose to engage in work experience/community engagement opportunities.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students complete a supervised dissertation in the final Honours year. The programme offers work-based and volunteer-based learning opportunities alongside community-engagement projects.
Modules
- Humans in the World
- Introduction to Sociology
- Developing your Academic Voice
- Being Human
- Classical & Contemporary Sociology
- Methods of Social Enquiry
- Responding to the World
- Engaged Sociology
- Exploring Research
- Race, Colonialism and Decolonisation
- Culture and Society
- Professional Challenge
- Sociology of Work and Organisation
- Current Debates in Sociology
- Class, Poverty and Inequality
- Interaction and Social Order
- The Organic Intellectual
- Qualitative Research Skills
- Dissertation
- Sociology of Scotland
- Social Policy in Comparative Practice