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BSc Social Policy, Sociology & Crime

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Our graduates secure employment with some of the biggest UK companies in human resources, communications management, broadcasting and advertising. They are also ideally equipped to work in the public and third sector including in the Civil Service, teaching, youth work, fostering/children’s services, probation services, social work, prison service, housing and homelessness prevention.

General Eligibility

A-level: ABB

We do not require A-level Sociology for this course. However, in general you should be in the process of studying social science, arts and humanities subjects for A-level. See our accepted subjects document to see which subjects we accept.

We accept A-level General Studies.

When an applicant is taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) this can be considered alongside A-levels and may attact an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A-levels, this would be ABB at A -level and grade A in the EPQ.

GCSE: grade 4/C or above in Mathematics.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Understanding and Researching the City

  • Crime and Deviance

  • Identities, Inequalities and Policy in Contemporary Society

  • Sociology of Modern Societies

  • Social Policy: Poor Laws to the Present

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods

  • Crime, Law and Regulation

  • Key Debates in Social Policy

  • Central Problems in Sociology

3 Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Research Skills for your Dissertation

  • Dissertation (in Social Policy, Sociology or Crime)

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Policing

  • Technology, Crime and Justice

  • Disability and Development

  • State Crime and Immorality

  • Contemporary Children, Young People and Families

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic or IELTS for UKVI (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration) (Academic) or IELTS Online at 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component skill. Please note that we cannot accept results from these tests that are over two years old at the start date of the course you intend to study.

TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) or TOEFL iBT Home Edition at 80 overall with no less than 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 19 in writing. Please note that we do not accept TOEFL My Best scores and we expect candidates to have met the relevant requirements from a single TOEFL test.

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