Sociology with Psychology - BSc(Hons)

Year 1

• Foundations in Social Theory
• Introduction to Psychology
• Research Design and Analysis 1
• Sociological Practice
• Critical Thinking

At the end of Year 1, you choose whether to major in Sociology or to major in Psychology and continue with Sociology as a minor subject (see course entry for Psychology with Sociology for full details). If you continue with Sociology as your major subject, you will study:

Year 2

• Social Transformations
• Social Inequalities and Diversity
• Nature and Use of Research
• Developing Self and Society

Plus one optional module from the list below:

• Mind, Brain and Development
• Identities in Psychology

Final Year

• Social Sciences Project and Placement module

Plus two optional modules from the list below:

• Stop, Look, Listen: A Sociology of Culture
• Protest, Policing and Public Order
• Childhood Disorder and Disordered Childhood
• Psychoanalysis, Society and the Irrational
• Digital Media and Society
• Representations of Crime and Deviance
• Bodies, Technology and Society
• The Sociology of Madness and Mental Disorders
• Religion and Society
• Politics and Society in the Global Age
• Family Problems - Problem Families: Psycho-Social Perspectives on Family and Community Life
• Contemporary Critiques of Modern Society

Plus two optional modules from the list below:

• Advanced Developmental Psychology: Theory and Practice
• Applied Developmental Psychology
• Clinical Aspects of Mental Health
• Cognitive Neuropsychology
• Forensic Psychology
• Constructing Gender in Society
• Health Psychology in Practice
• Human Sexuality
• Methods in Neuroscience
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Neurophysiology and Brain Imaging
• Principles of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Psychological Perspectives on Political Violence
• Psychology and Social Justice
• Psychology in the Community
• Psychology of Addiction
• Psychology of Appearance and Embodiment
• Psychology of Consciousness
• Psychology of Sport and Exercise
• Psychology of Work, Business and Organisations
• Psychopharmacology
• The Arts and Mental Health

This structure is for the full-time course delivery only. For part-time delivery, the same modules will be studied. However, the structure will differ.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

We use a variety of traditional and non-traditional methods of teaching from formal lectures, seminars and workshops to one-to-one tutorials and ICT based learning technologies. It is of significant benefit to the quality of teaching that seminar numbers are kept to a maximum of 20 students.

Practical work is carried out in specialist laboratories for Psychology and Psychophysiology. You will have access to computing facilities with statistical and specialist software.

For more details see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

Studying Sociology at UWE offers you the opportunity of engaging with some of the leading scholars in their fields and in a friendly atmosphere. The Sociology team comprises experienced, supportive lecturers and researchers.

UWE guarantees at least 12 contact hours of teaching and related academic activities.

Sociology

Forms of assessment are varied and seek to develop numerous academic and practical skills. Assessment includes essays, seminar presentations, timed assignments, group and individual projects, literature reviews, and computer-based assessment. We are moving towards 'seen' examinations as we believe that by providing you with the questions in advance we are eliminating 'luck' in the assessment process about which questions will come up and also enabling you to engage more deeply with the material and so improve your performance.

Psychology

The course makes use of a variety of assessment methods. On average, the weighting of coursework and controlled assessment is around 50 per cent although this varies from module to module. Coursework includes: essays, journal article and book reviews, research reports, literature review, computer based tests, personal reflective journal. Controlled assessment includes unseen and seen examinations, timed assignments, group and individual presentations.

For more details see our full glossary of assessment terms.