BSc Sociology
Entry requirements
A level: BCC Applicants can satisfy the requirement for the third A Level by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications recognised by the University.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a professional placement module for work-based learning. Final-year students complete an independent dissertation with one-to-one supervision.
Modules
- Political Ideologies
- Introduction to Sociology
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Contemporary Culture & Social Change
- The Sociological Imagination
- Introduction to Social Policy and Social Justice
- Classical sociological theory
- Quantitative research methods
- Exploring Digital Social Worlds
- Contemporary Ireland
- Qualitative Research Methods
- International Academic Studies (Study Abroad)
- Professional Practice – Applied Social and Policy Sciences
- Workplace Ethnography
- Methodology, Ethics and Politics of Research
- Contemporary sociological theory
- Global Inequalities:Issues and Challenges
- Dissertation
- Media, Culture and Society
- Sociology of Education
- Professional Placement
- Sport in Society