AS & A2 Level Sociology

AS & A2 Level Sociology

About the Course
Subject
A Levels
Subject 2
Social Science
Study Mode
Full-time

Introduction 2 years full-time
Sociology is the systematic study of people in groups and societies. The syllabus focuses mainly on modern western industrial societies and especially on modern Britain, but some comparison with earlier times and with other societies will be made. We consider the explanations offered by sociologists for the way that people behave and we look at the research evidence on which these explanations are based. This subject is supported by Information Technology Key Skill lectures as an integral part of our A Level programme.
The course normally leads to A Level after two years. Students take the AS modular exams in January and May of their first year and the A2 modular exams in January and June of their second year, with the opportunity to re-sit the AS modules to improve their grade if they wish.

Course Units The AS component involves two modules of subject content/units of assessment. We shall cover the following topics:

· Module/Unit 1 The sociology of Families and Households examined by a data response question.
· Module/Unit 2 The sociology of Education and Sociological Methods examined by one question on Education, one question on Sociological Methods in context and one question on Research Methods.

The A2 component involves a further two modules of subject content/units of assessment. We shall cover the following topics:

· Module/Unit 3 Beliefs in Society examined by one compulsory Data Response question & one Essay question.
· Module/Unit 4 Crime and Deviance examined by one question on Crime, one question on Sociological Methods in context and one question on Theory and Methods.