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BSc (Hons) Sociology

Northumbria University Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

You will graduate prepared for employment in a number of fields that require a sophisticated, critical, and questioning understanding of the workings of society, including central government, the police, the prison system, community safety, and education.

General Eligibility

120 UCAS Tariff points From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate. GCSE Requirements: Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or an equivalent.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

  • Real World Research 1 (Core)

  • Global transformations (Core)

  • Thinking Sociologically 1 (Core)

  • Thinking Sociologically 2 (Core)

  • Social Problems: Myths and Realities (Core)

  • Biography, Sociology and Everyday Life (Core)

  • Academic Language Skills for Humanities and Social Sciences (Core)

2 Year 2

  • Social Sciences Study Abroad (60 credit) (Optional)

  • Sociology and Social Inequalities (Core)

  • Contemporary Social Theory (Core)

  • Sex and Gender in Society (Optional)

  • Real World Research 2 (Core)

  • Growing Up: Youth and Education (Optional)

  • Families and Households: Value, Place and Culture (Optional)

  • Activism and Advocacy (Optional)

  • Live Project: Sociology in Action (Core)

  • Academic Language Skills for Humanities and Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only)

3 Year 3

  • Social Sciences Work Placement Year (Optional)

  • Social Sciences Study Abroad Year (Optional)

  • Year in International Business (Optional)

  • Year in International Multidisciplinary Innovation (Optional)

4 Year 4

  • Work Experience Dissertation (Optional)

  • Social Sciences Dissertation (Optional)

  • Radical Ideas in Sociology (Core)

  • Workers and 'Chavs': The British Working Class (Optional)

  • Making Sense of Happiness and Wellbeing (Optional)

  • Modern crises: surviving pandemics, climate change and food insecurity in an era of inequality (Optional)

  • Gender, Violence and Abuse (Optional)

  • Bodies in Social Worlds (Optional)

  • Academic Language Skills for Humanities and Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only)

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79
International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).

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