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BSc (Hons) Sociology

The College, Swansea University ( Navitas ), United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Studying a Sociology degree will equip you with the essential theoretical foundation to understand people's behaviour as social beings, as well as the wider social, cultural, political and economic factors influencing our constantly changing society.

You will learn how to generate new knowledge and information using a variety of qualitative and quantitative social research tools, from large social surveys interpreted through statistics to in-depth interviews with individuals and small groups.

Throughout the course, you will develop excellent research, communication and presentation skills, together with the ability to analyse and critically evaluate evidence and construct arguments around the complex societal issues that affect us all.

General Eligibility

Typical A-level/Welsh Baccalaureate* Offer

AAB - BBB

* We welcome applications from Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma students. The requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute the same non-subject-specific graduate for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade.

Typical Access to HE Offer

27 Distinctions, 15 Merits, 3 Passes

Typical BTEC Offer

DDM

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

  • Employability and Personal Development

  • Study Skills in Social Sciences

  • Individuals and Society

  • Sociology: The Classics

  • Economics in Society

  • Social Inquiry in Practice

  • Sociology: Contemporary Controversies

2 Year 2

Compulsory Modules:

  • Interrogating Quantitative Social Science Methods

  • Social Problems I

  • Interrogating Qualitative Social Science Methods

Optional Modules:

  • Disability Policy

  • Investigating Gender

  • Poverty and Social Justice

  • Education, Policy and Society

  • Contemporary Moral Controversies

  • Social Problems II: Media, Myths and Moral Panics

3 Year 3

Optional Modules:

  • Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice

  • Beyond Dead White Men: Decolonising Criminological Approaches

  • Global Sociology

  • Philosophy, Mental Health and Illness

  • Dissertation

  • Investigating Gender 2: Exploring Men and Masculinities

  • Illegal Economies

  • The Criminalisation of Sex

  • Social and Environmental Harms

  • Delivering Social Justice Interventions: Entrepreneurial Criminology

  • Social Policy in an Ageing World

  • Capitalism and Justice: inequality, power and Prosperity in contemporary economies

  • Social Movements, Social Policy and Social Change

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

For applicants whose first language is not English, we require a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) and no less than 5.5 in each component.

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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