BSc Sociology with Politics and International Studies
Entry requirements
A level: BCC Applicants can satisfy the requirement for the third A Level grade by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications recognised by the University.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology and Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Social & Cultural Analysis, Global & Comparative Perspective, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme offers a study-abroad year through the International Academic Studies module and a professional placement year in applied social and policy sciences.
Modules
- Introduction to Government and Public Policy
- Political Ideologies
- Introduction to Sociology
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Contemporary Culture & Social Change
- The Sociological Imagination
- Power and Politics in the UK and Ireland
- International Relations
- Political Thought: Text and Context
- British Politics: Race, Class, and Policy
- Classical sociological theory
- Quantitative research methods
- Contemporary Ireland
- Qualitative Research Methods
- The Politics of Ireland since Partition
- Contemporary European Politics
- The Comparative Politics of Democracy and Dictatorship
- Populism
- Politics of Deeply Divided Societies
- Conflict Transformation and Peace
- International Academic Studies (Study Abroad)
- Professional Practice – Applied Social and Policy Sciences
- The Politics of Identity
- Methodology, Ethics and Politics of Research
- Contemporary sociological theory
- Dissertation
- Memory and the Nation
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Global Inequalities:Issues and Challenges
- Media, Culture and Society
- Sociology of Education
- Professional Placement
- Sport in Society