BA Sociology


UCAS Code: Combined Honours
Sociology with:

Applied Sport Science & Coaching (L3C6)
Community Practice (L3L5)
Drama (L3W4)
English Language and Linguistics (L3Q1)
English Literature (L3Q3)
Media (L3P3)

Year of Entry:

This course (major and minor routes) is available for 2009 entry only.

Duration:

3 Years full time. Part time available.

Entry Requirements:

Our typical minimum entry requirements for applicants with A levels/AS levels/BTEC is 180 points.
Applications from students with non-traditional qualifi cations are welcome.

Overview:

The aim of this course is to enable you to develop your own ‘sociological imagination’ by introducing you to a broad range of sociological research.

Module Information:

1st year overview
Sociology may be taken as a major or a minor subject. Year one is designed to develop essential sociological knowledge and skills. Theories and concepts are illustrated with reference to everyday social phenomena. We currently offer the following modules:

  • Our Social Selves (Compulsory)
  • Changing Societies
  • Exploring the Social Landscape (Compulsory)
  • Sociological Wizardry

2nd year overview
Year two commences with a social theory module which examines the work of thinkers such as Baudrillard, Foucault and Giddens. If you are majoring in sociology you must complete a research methods module to prepare you for your fi nal year dissertation.
Modules currently on offer include:

  • Explaining Social Life (compulsory)
  • The Local and the Global
  • Language, Communication and Interaction
  • Researching Social Life
  • Education and Society

3rd year overview
There are no compulsory taught modules, but if you are majoring in sociology you must complete a dissertation (the equivalent of two taught modules) based on a topic of personal interest. Modules currently on offer in year 3:

  • Crime and Deviance
  • Critical Health Studies
  • Sporting Lives
  • Sexualities
  • Youth in Society

Fees and Funding:

Undergraduate Funding

Course Tutors:

Paul Sutton

Career Opportunities:

The ability to understand, explain and critically analyse social life is an excellent preparation for a diverse range of jobs. Graduates have entered careers including management, local government, the police force, social work and postgraduate research.

Study Abroad:

There is an optional exchange programme in your second year. The University College has an exchange programme with Bloomsburg University and Lock Haven University, both of which are located in the state of Pennsylvania, equidistant from New York City and Washington DC.
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