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BSc Sociology

University of Reading

Institution
University of Reading
Level
undergraduate
Subject
BSc Sociology
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L300
Typical offer
A-level CCD, IB 24

Entry requirements

A level: CCD IB: 24 points

About this course

BSc in Sociology, with modules spanning classical and contemporary social theory. Core topics include Research Methods and a Global & Comparative Perspective. The first year centres on social differentiation, stratification, and British society, with optional module choices from a university-wide catalogue in later years. A work placement and project module provides experience with an external organisation.

Modules

  • Contemporary Social Problems
  • Thinking Sociologically
  • Gender, Race, and Class: Social Differentiation and Stratification
  • British Society
  • Inequality
  • Global Justice
  • Introduction to Political Ideas
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Alternative Voices: Changing Perspectives of International Development
  • Optional choices from the University-wide catalogue.
  • Research Methods
  • Sociological Theory
  • Identity Politics
  • Work Placement and Project
  • Families and Society
  • Learning Gender: Exploring the links between gender, education, and society
  • Crime and the Media
  • Global Philosophies
  • Living Together: Social and Cultural Geographies
  • The Media, Society, and Politics
  • Global Historical Sociology
  • Women, Crime, and Justice
  • Black Britain: Race and Migration in Post-war Britain
  • Constructions of Childhood and Youth
  • Society, Thought, and Art in Modern Europe
  • Optional choices from the University-wide catalogue.
  • Dissertation in Sociology
  • Global Justice
  • Experiencing War
  • Feminism and Political Theory
  • Young People, Crime, and Justice
  • Identity and Conflict in Modern Europe
  • Marx, Durkheim, Weber
  • Gender and Politics
  • Spaces of Care and Wellbeing
  • Prisons in Crisis
  • Crimes of the Powerful