B.Sc. Sociology with English Literature (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Guildford

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Guildford

Combining a Sociology Major with an English Literature Minor will give you the outstanding ability to analyse complex ideas, place them in their proper social and cultural context, and communicate your ideas to intelligent audiences.

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Location

Start date

Guildford (Surrey)
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GU2 7XH

Start date

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About this course

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Subjects

  • Sociology
  • English
  • Writing
  • IT Development
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

Course Content Module structure Year 1Major modules SociologyIntegrative modules SociologyMinor modules English Literature
  • Sociology of Contemporary Societies
  • Qualitative Field Methods
  • Current Sociology: Topics and Issues
  • Quantitative Methods 1
  • Interdisciplinary research
  • History of English Literature I
  • History of English Literature II
  • Shakespeare
Year 2Major modules SociologyIntegrative modules SociologyMinor modules English Literature

Compulsory modules:

  • Survey Research
  • Theorising the Contemporary World

Plus 30 credits from:

  • Everyday Consumption and its Consequences
  • Migration and the Politics of Identity
  • Analysing Media
  • Poverty, Welfare and the State
  • Deviance and Social Control
  • Sociology of the Arts
  • Sociology of Health and Illness
  • Sociology of Gender
  • Internet and Society
  • Enhancing interdisciplinary skills
  • Constructing the Self
  • Radical Subjectivities

Plus 15 credits from:

  • Contemporary Literature: Gender and Sexuality
  • Contemporary Literature: Post-colonial Fictions
Professional Training Placement (optional)

Professional Training placement year, taken as a professional work placement and / or period of study abroad. Your activities during this period will be relevant to your Major subject (unless otherwise stated).

  • Personal and Professional Development
  • Evaluation of Placement Learning
  • Transfer of Placement Learning
Year 3Major modules SociologyMinor modules English Literature

Compulsory module:

  • Dissertation

Plus 30 credits from:

  • Cultures of Race and Racism
  • Sociology of Mental Health
  • Sociology of Education
  • Divided Societies
  • Families and Society
  • Sociology of Sexualities
  • Cultural Organisations and Industries
  • Understanding Youth Cultures

Optional modules:

  • Tragedies of Blood
  • The Theatre and the Novel
  • Language Diversity
  • Writing on the Metropolis
  • Travel, Landscape & Identity in 20th-century Fiction
  • Postmodernism and Beyond: The Word and the World
  • Gothic to Goth
  • Creative Writing and Professional Practice I
  • Creative Writing and Professional Practice II

How you'll split your time

You'll find your lectures and tutorials extremely stimulating, but a Surrey degree is so much more than just your classroom learning.

The information below details some of the extra opportunities and advantages of becoming a Surrey student. Naturally, many of these will be defined by your choice of Major (such as where you spend your Professional Training placement), but don't forget that your Minor will also add a valuable dimension to your Surrey experience.

Professional Training and placements

Our Professional Training placement programme gives you the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during your first two years of study in a work environment whilst receiving training and undertaking projects with real responsibilities. Companies and organisations that have participated in the scheme include the Home Office, the House of Lords, the Metropolitan Police, the British Market Research Bureau, Guildford Pupil Referral Unit, Marks & Spencer and IBM.

Teaching

Sociology at the University of Surrey emphasises the development of your practical and analytical skills in addressing contemporary sociological problems. You benefit from a range of teaching methods, including small group tutorials, projects and workshops, as well as lectures and classes.

We find that our students learn most effectively in this environment, and projects will contribute to the development of your personal skills in leadership, effective communication and analytical ability. You will develop sophisticated skills in conducting both quantitative and qualitative research.

You can take advantage of the Department’s excellent facilities, range of audiovisual equipment and networked computer suite, all available to aid your studies.

B.Sc. Sociology with English Literature (Hons)

Price on request