BA Sociology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology BA (Hons), a sociology degree centred on the study of contemporary society, culture, and social structures. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a final-year independent research project where students investigate a sociological topic of their choice. The first year covers the foundations of sociological study through Theorising Society, Sociology of Everyday Life, Becoming a Social Scientist, and Global Perspectives. The second year introduces core methodological training via Quantitative Methods for Sociologists and Qualitative Methods for Sociologists, alongside career planning and optional modules such as Seeing Gender: Feminism and Visual Culture and Global Disaster. In the final year, students undertake the Applied Social Science Investigation and can select from various optional modules including Communities, Justice and Social Change, Sex, Body, Power, and Critical Theory.
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Entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements: 104 UCAS Tariff points; and 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 (or equivalent) including English Language.
What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North East: 20%
- North West: 15%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 55%
- East Midlands: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Theorising Society
- Sociology of Everyday Life
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Losing the Plot: Debunking Media Myths
- Identities
- Global Perspectives
- What's Next in Your Career
- Quantitative Methods for Sociologists
- Seeing Gender: Feminism and Visual Culture
- Global Disaster
- Qualitative Methods for Sociologists
- World in Motion
- Play, Social Justice and Resistance
- Sickness and Society
- Applied Social Science Investigation
- Communities, Justice and Social Change
- Gaming for Good
- Go Home: State, Society and Media Responses to Immigration
- Sex, Body, Power
- Crimetime Media
- Health and Harm in a Changing World: Inequality, Vulnerability, and (In)Justice
- Technology and Critique
- Critical Theory
- Health, Illness and Society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology at York St John University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £29,000. The £23,500 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology at York St John University do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology at York St John University?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Sociology at York St John University?
The average entrant had 106 UCAS points.
Does BA Sociology at York St John University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Sociology at York St John University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.