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BA Philosophy and Sociology

University of Sussex

Institution
University of Sussex
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Philosophy and Sociology BA (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
VL53
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points

About this course

BA (Hons) in Sociology and Philosophy. Core topics include research methods. Modules cover classical sociological theory, ancient and early modern philosophy, digital societies, and the sociology of emotions and mental health. Research training includes designing social research and working with qualitative data.

Modules

  • 21st Century Sociology
  • Reason and Argument
  • Themes and Perspectives in Sociology I
  • Truth & Morality
  • Making the Familiar Strange
  • Science & Religion
  • Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II
  • Designing Social Research
  • A Sociology of Generations and Social Change? From Passive to Active Generations
  • Ancient Philosophy
  • Citizenship, Activism and Resistance
  • Digital Societies
  • Drugs, Crime and Deviant Leisure
  • Early Modern Philosophy
  • Epistemology and Metaphysics
  • Feminist Philosophy
  • Into the Lions Den: An Exploration (A)
  • Migration and Integration (Aut)
  • Philosophy and Professional Life
  • Sociology of Emotions and Mental Health
  • The Climate Crisis, Criminology & the Justice System
  • Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside
  • Classical Sociological Theory
  • Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data
  • Education and Inequality
  • Kant
  • Phenomenology
  • Philosophy of AI
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Precarity and the Politics of Work (Spr)
  • Social Research Methods: Analysing Quantitative Data
  • The Alchemy of Race and Racism (Spring)
  • The Sociology of Human Rights
  • Philosophy Dissertation
  • Sociology Project
  • (Im)mobilities and the Criminal Justice System
  • Analytic Philosophy
  • Class, Power and the State (Aut)
  • Coloniality, Racism and Inequality
  • Digital Activism and Citizenship in Datafied Societies
  • Identity and Interaction
  • Migration, Identity, and Home
  • Modern European Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Art & Literature
  • Sexualities / Intimacies / Intersections (Aut)
  • Social & Political Philosophy
  • Sociology of Family, Reproduction & Care (Aut)
  • Technology and the Human
  • The Death Penalty
  • Capitalism, Growth, and Ecological Crisis
  • Ethics
  • Inequalities Across the Divides
  • Islamic Philosophy
  • Post-Kantian Philosophy
  • Riots, Strikes, Revolts
  • Temporalities - Histories - Hauntologies (Spr)
  • The Body (Spr)
  • Transcendence, Devotion and Desire