Sociology BSc(Hons)
Facts about Sociology
| Year of entry | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Qualification | BSc(Hons) |
| Application route | 3 years full-time: apply through UCAS (code L300) 6 years part-time: apply direct to the University View course combinations page for joint honours UCAS codes |
| Modules | Module Listing |
About this course
Why choose this course?
Sociology explores how individual lives are shaped by the social and cultural circumstances. It is the study of behaviour at all levels – from face-to-face interaction, to local groups, institutions and organisations, and global networks and social structures.
You can also choose to study Sociology as a joint honours degree alongside another subject. See the course combinations section for more information.
What will you study?
You will concentrate on four themes: sociological theory; comparisons between societies; practical research skills; and the application of sociology to contemporary issues. Key issues that you can study include culture and consumption, gender and sexuality, youth, religion and social change, and crime and deviance.
Module listing
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
Year 1
- Classical Social Theory
- Focus on Britain
- Social Research Methods
- Sociological Imagination
- Avenues to Justice
- Rise in Global Capitalism
- Social Inequality and Social Justice
- The Analysis of Media Events
Year 2
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Social Issues
- Sociology Research Project
- The Western Path to Development
- Diverse Britain: Media, Culture and Ethnicity
- Language and Culture
- Perspectives on Interpersonal Violence
- Slavery and Race in the USA
- Sociolinguistics
- Youth, Conformity and Transgression
Year 3
- Situated Knowledges
- Social Change and the Developing World
- A Change is Gonna Come: Global Perspectives & Cultures of Popular Music
- British Society since the 1960s
- Comics and Society
- Gangsters, G-Men and Gangstaz
- Language and Social Interaction
- Marxist Political Thought
- Representation, Reality and Modern Myth
- Sociology Dissertation
- Special Topic: Gender and Society
- Special Topic: Social Meanings of Science
- Spirituality, Self and Society
- Urban Divisions and Social Disorder
- Women in Britain and America, 1840-1950
