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BSc (Hons) Education & Sociology

University of Lancashire, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

In this engaging course, youll gain a comprehensive knowledge of both disciplines and enhance your understanding of educational theories, policies and practice. Youll then apply these to educational issues in the past and present. Youll learn about the influences on the development of the education system, the curriculum, and learners with disabilities. As well as studying core social theories and research methodologies, youll get to explore and debate a wide range of sociological themes. This degree is perfect if you wish to progress on to teaching but also have an interest in sociology; or if youre thinking of teaching sociology at the secondary school level or above.

General Eligibility

  • UCAS: 104-112 points at A2

  • BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM

  • BTEC Diploma: D*D-D*D*

  • Pass Access Course: 104-112 points

  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 104-112 points from Higher Level subjects

  • T Level: M

  • IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5

  • GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Introduction to Education Studies

  • Education for Everyone?

  • Doing Social Research

  • Sociological Ways of Thinking

Optional modules

  • The Social Construction of Childhood

  • Crime and Society

  • Observing Education in Action

  • Youth, Identity and Difference

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Innovative Research

  • Contemporary Thinkers

Optional modules

  • Sociology & Education

  • Models of Teaching and Learning

  • Preparing for Academic Writing and Research in Education

  • Experiential Learning in Educational Settings

  • Representations of Education in Literature and Film

  • Diversity and Inclusion in Education

  • Sociology of Religion

  • Sociology of Social Movement

3 Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Dissertation

  • Double Dissertation

  • Dissertation in Sociology

Optional modules

  • Sex, Violence and strategies

  • Human Trafficking and 'Modern-Day' Slavery

  • The Professional Role and its Context

  • Reflective Practice in Educational Settings

  • Learning, Curriculum and Assessment

  • Policy and Practice in Educational Settings

  • The Education of Vulnerable Young People

  • Families, Schools and Society

  • International Perspectives on Education

  • Thatcher's Britain 1979-1990

  • Religion, Media and Culture

  • Understanding Security and Policing in the Twenty-First Century

  • The Sociology of Childhood

  • Global Social Divisions

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69
IELTS: Score of 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5

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