BA (Hons) Politics and Sociology - Full-time

University of Lincoln

Bachelor's degree

In Lincoln

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lincoln

  • Duration

    3 Years

Domestic and global politics are at the heart of society, and this course provides an insight into how political institutions can tackle some of society’s most pressing problems.

The BA (Hons) Politics and Sociology degree brings together two complementary disciplines through the study of different aspects of social and political life, offering an insight into the diverse groups and structures that make up society.

The course considers the impact of major social changes, such as demographics and changing family structures, and the influence of different political perspectives on the development of policies to deal with these challenges.

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Lincoln (Lincolnshire)
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About this course

It has been designed to provide students with an understanding of the breadth of topics encompassed under the political agenda, as well as providing a conceptual framework and a range of transferable skills necessary to analyse critically and address a range of contemporary social issues.

Graduates have gone on to positions across the public sector, including central and local government, policy development within parliament, lobbying or research with think tanks, and the charity and not-for-profit sectors. A number have continued on to postgraduate study or professional training.

United Kingdom
GCE Advanced Levels: BBC
International Baccalaureate: 29 points overall

Non UK Qualifications:
EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page

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Subjects

  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Sociology
  • International
  • Global
  • Full Time
  • Counselling
  • Global governance
  • Guidance
  • Civil society
  • Body Politics

Course programme

First Year
  • Applying Research (Social Sciences) (Core)
  • Key Social Science Concepts (Core)
  • Sociological Imagination (Core)
  • Who Runs Britain? Power, Politics and Beyond (Core)
Second Year
  • (Re)Reading the Sociological Canon I (Core)
  • (Re)reading the Sociological Canon II (Core)
  • Applied Politics (Option)
  • Challenges of European Politics (Option)
  • Comparative Politics and Policy (Core)
  • Conceptualising Sex Work (Option)
  • Crime in Literature (Option)
  • Criminology in the Professions (Option)
  • Debating Welfare States (Option)
  • Foreign Policy Analysis (Option)
  • Governing America (Option)
  • Ideology into Practice (Option)
  • Intelligence and Security Law (Option)
  • Internationalising Cultural Studies (Option)
  • Nations and Nationalism (Option)
  • Policing Crime and Deviance (Option)
  • Political Parties (Core)
  • Politics and Society in Contemporary China (Option)
  • Researching in Social Science (Option)
  • Researching Politics and International Relations (Option)
  • Social Engagement (Option)
  • Sociology of Education (Option)
  • Sociology of Religion (Option)
  • Thinking International Relations (Option)
  • Thinking Politics (Option)
  • Transnational Security Studies (Option)
  • Understanding the City (Option)
  • Welfare Policy and Work (Option)
  • Work and Society (Option)
  • Youth Justice (Option)
  • Youth, Culture and Resistance (Option)
Third Year
  • Analysing the Policy Process (Option)
  • Body Politics (Option)
  • Care or control? Welfare institutions in Britain before the welfare state (Option)
  • Children, Families and the State (Option)
  • Counselling and Guidance Skills (Option)
  • Counter-Terrorism Studies (Option)
  • Crimes of the Powerful (Option)
  • Emotions in Everyday Social Life (Option)
  • Gender and Violence (Option)
  • Global Civil Society (Core)
  • Global Governance (Option)
  • Human Rights (Social Sciences) (Option)
  • Independent Study (Core)
  • International Relations of the Middle East (Option)
  • Multiculturalism and Britishness (Option)
  • Parliamentary Studies (Option)
  • Police Studies (Option)
  • Race and Racism (Option)
  • The Colonial Present (Option)
  • The Developing World (Option)
  • The Politics of Global Health (Option)
  • The Politics of Masculinity (Option)
  • The Politics of Migration in the UK and Western Europe (Core)
  • Understanding the Policy Process (Option)
  • War Crimes and Genocide (Option)
  • Working With Adults (Option)
  • Working With Children and Families (Option)

Additional information

Full time
3-4 Years

International
£14,100 per level

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BA (Hons) Politics and Sociology - Full-time

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