Sociology - BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Birmingham
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
3 Years
Looking for Sociology courses in Birmingham? Our BA (Hons) Sociology degree allows you to take a year-long placement in industry, gaining invaluable experience before you graduate.
Sociology helps us make sense of the societies in which we live and our place within them.
As one of our longest established courses, you’ll benefit from a programme of study taking an in-depth look at contemporary sociological issues that has been honed over several decades.
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About this course
OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.
GCSE English language at grade C/4 or above
Equivalent level 2 qualifications can be accepted
Must have been achieved at the point of enrolment
See level 3 entry under Irish Leaving Certificate for full details.
Why Choose Us?
On all of our courses you will gain a professional focus and real world experience of sociology, ensuring you are equipped to make an immediate impact in your career. You have the opportunity to embark on a year-long sandwich placement as part of your degree course.
All our courses have an international focus. This is embedded throughout the curriculum, giving you the opportunity to transform your experience with us into a global one. There are a variety of exciting possibilities open to you, ranging from our successful international travel scholarships scheme, through which you can spend a summer working for a charitable organisation overseas, to one of our many overseas study exchange programmes.
As a student on one of our undergraduate degrees, you will be able to benefit from our Graduate+ initiative. This three-year award course enables you to gain award levels for all the extra-curricular activities you undertake so that you can stand out from the crowd on graduation.
The department is recognised for being at the forefront of sociological research, specialising in areas such as Black Studies, human rights and social identities.
You will share a common first year with the BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology degree, allowing you the opportunity to transfer onto this course in your second year if interested.
Gain an understanding of the contemporary social world by practising a form of sociological inquiry that is informed, knowledge-applied, evidence-based and interdisciplinary.
You will study in our state-of-the-art City Centre Campus, ideally located for you to take advantage of our links to industry in the UK’s second city.
Employability is interwoven into every aspect of our course. Areas of employment for Sociology graduates can include: local and central government roles; publishing; market research and marketing; fundraising; youth, community and housing work; and voluntary / not-for-profit sector management.
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Subjects
- Sociology
- Project
- Media
- Crime
- Culture
- Community
- Sociological Imagination
- Visual Sociology
- Hate Crime
- Black Arts
- Public Sociology
- Surveillance
- Staff
- Public
Course programme
In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits).
- Understanding Society
- Researching Social Life
- State and Society
- Sociological Imagination
- Social Construction of Crime and Deviance
- City, Community, Culture
In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 100 credits).
- Classical Social Theory
- Exploring Popular Culture
- Applied Sociological Research
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Public Sociology
- Sociology Placement
- Sociology of the Media
- Race, Racism and Ethnicity
- Youth, Socialisation and Identity
In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 80 credits).
- Globalisation, People and Society
- Self, Identity and Society
- Integrated Research Project
- Music and Society
- Power and Inequalities
- Visual Sociology
- Activism, Social Movements and Social Change
- Black Arts Movement
Additional information
Award: BA (Hons Starting: Sep 2021
Mode - Full Time
Duration - 3 Years
Fees - £9,250 per year
Mode - Sandwich
Duration - 4 Years
Part Time
Duration - 5 Years
International students
Award: BA (Hons Starting: Sep 2021
Mode - Full Time
Duration - 3 Years
Fees - £13,200 per year
Mode - Sandwich
Duration - 4 Years
Sociology - BA (Hons)