Sociology BA(Hons)
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Overview
Sociology is about getting behind the news to critically engage with today's issues, offering new ways of thinking about the social world. What effect does social networking have on activism? Why is there such an upsurge in protests across the world? What questions do you have about society today? We help you study these and many more questions, exploring current social topics.
Course duration
Full-time: 3 years
Part-time: 6 years
UCAS code L300
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Course content
Course structure
Our degree introduces you to the foundations of sociology and you gain current conceptual and theoretical knowledge whilst practicing research skills. You can specialise in specific areas and study subjects of current interest taught by staff actively researching the field.
Areas of study
In the first year sociology is explored through current debates, research methods, and theoretical foundations of the subject. You choose from a range of modules including politics, social policy and criminology.
In the second year you critically engage with contemporary sociological theories as well as acquiring research skills. Students study issues across the life course from birth to death. You explore how individuals form communities, and organise action and protest. School research projects provide practical research experience: project management, fieldwork and interviewing, data handling and analysis. Practical work experience is available through the Community Universities Partnership Programme (CUPP), and students can undertake local voluntary activities completing small scale research projects, gathering information and producing research reports.
In the final year you specialise in topics of your choice. Studying a particular subject in depth helps create your own employment pathway and the dissertation enables you to become a specialist in your subject and develop as a social researcher.
Syllabus
Year 1
Sociological Imaginations
Understanding Globalisation
Foundations of Sociology
Contemporary Social Inequalities
Research Methods
OptionYear 2
Theorising the Social World
Mobilisation, Social Movements and Protest
Sociology and the Life course
Sociology Research Project
Personal and Community Development or Analysis and Review
OptionYear 3
Choice of Sociology Topics; for example, Death and Society; The Body; Sociology of Religion; Environment and Society; Childhood; Mobile Lives; Life Style Media; Sociology of Leisure; Families and Parenting; Social Movements; Human Rights; Science and culture; Gender and sexuality.
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Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements
individual offers may varyA-levels:
BBB. Applicants with only two full A-levels or a double award will be considered on an individual basis.International Baccalaureate:
32 points.QAA-approved access course:
acceptable.GCSE (minimum grade C):
at least three subjects including English language and mathematics or a science.Foundation degree/HND
/HNC direct to year 2.For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements. -
Location
Location
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Career opportunities
This degree offers transferable skills, useful for a range of careers in social research, social work, the police, local government and civil service, journalism, environmental and management, teaching, voluntary sector, housing and welfare services, and progression to postgraduate study.
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. Different rules apply to research degrees - please contact the Doctoral College for advice.
To help you plan for your time here we will be providing further information about what is included in your tuition fee, and any optional costs you may need to budget for, later in the autumn.
Our website wwww.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
BA(Hons) Sociology [L1EA028] UK/EU (Full Time) 9,000 GBP Island Students (Full Time) 9,000 GBP International (Full Time) 12,500 GBP