Economics and Sociology with Foundation Year

Bachelor's degree

In Telford

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Telford

  • Duration

    4 Years

This course aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of economic principles, issues around policy formation and how these factors influence the development of social policy. Through the use of a wide range of concepts, approaches, research techniques and learning forums the course will equip students with a range of personal and intellectual skills in preparation for a career in economics, public policy and general management fields.

The foundation year of this course is designed to offer applicants who do not have the required qualifications, a programme which will equip them with a robust toolkit of academic, digital and personal skills required for successful study in higher education. It also provides an understanding of, and insight into, a range of disciplines that underpin their chosen programme of study. In the foundation year students will develop their ability to gain the most out of structured in-class study, and also to manage and evaluate their own independent learning. This wide range of transferable skills is of immense value in both undergraduate study and graduate employment. Upon successful completion of the foundation year, students will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of their subject area to degree level.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Telford (Shropshire)
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Level 3 Southwater One, Southwater Sqare, Southwater Way, TF3 4JG

Start date

On request

About this course


At the end of this course you, the student, will be able to:

Apply economic reasoning to a range of issues and appreciate that a number of alternative explanations and prescriptions may exist.
Use appropriate research methods, quantitative techniques and software packages to analyse data and evidence from a range of sources and to critically interpret the outcomes of this analysis.
Demonstrate a good knowledge of economic and sociology concepts, principles and tools and be competent in the application of the knowledge to a wide range of situations in a national or international context.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of theoretical and methodological approaches in Sociology and comprehend the distinctive character of Sociological thought.
Critically review, analyse and evaluate a wide range of appropriate evidence in relation to a variety of social theories, and to mobilise a reasoned, sociologically informed argument.

2019 Entry

DD from A level
BTEC QCF Extended Diploma grade PPP, BTEC QCF Diploma grade MP
Pass Access to HE Diploma (Full Award)
If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.
International entry requirements and application guidance can be found here

Other Requirements.
Students must have studied a minimum of two years post GCSE level. However, it is expected that some applicants will be mature students with work experience, who wish to further their career development

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Subjects

  • Public
  • Economics
  • Sociology
  • Social Policy

Course programme

Semester 1 Starters:

UNDERGRADUATE

Year 1 (Foundation)

3GK003 Academic Skills (20 Credits)

3GK006 Extended Project (20 Credits)

3MG001 Introduction to Management (20 Credits)

3GK004 The World at Work: Careers and Personal Development (20 Credits)

3GK003 Academic Skills (20 Credits)

3IM001 Business Decision Making (20 Credits)

Year 2

4EC001 Microeconomic Principles (20 Credits)

4SL005 The Sociological Imagination (20 Credits)

4PO006 Contemporary Capitalism (20 Credits)

4EC002 Macroeconomic Principles (20 Credits)

4FC001 Quantitative Analysis for Economics and Finance (20 Credits)

4SL009 Introduction to Classical Sociological Theory (20 Credits)

Year 3

5EC001 Economic Analysis and Methods (20 Credits)

5EC002 Microeconomic Theory and Policy (20 Credits)

5SL005 Issues and Debates in Sociological Thought (20 Credits)

5EC003 Macroeconomics and Policy (20 Credits)

5SA009 Communities in Social Policy (20 Credits)

5SL002 Making Gender 20 SEM2 Core (20 Credits)

Year 4

6EC003 Public and Social Welfare Economics (20 Credits)

6SL013 The Global World (20 Credits)

6SL014 The Sociology of the Body (20 Credits)

6EC002 Critical Perspectives in Economics (20 Credits)

6EC004 Researching Topics in Economics (20 Credits)

6SL011 The Sociology of Migration (20 Credits)

Economics and Sociology with Foundation Year

Price on request