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IGCSE Sociology Course
GCSE
Distance
Description
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Type
GCSE
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Class hours
300h
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Duration
Flexible
Home based distance learning. This IGCSE can be completed from home with full support for a maximum of two years.
About this course
To further students interest in this specific area or those looking move into further education.
Aimed at students looking to resit or be home schooled.
Students looking to enrol onto this course should meet the following criteria:
Be aged 14 Years or above
Possess a solid knowledge of the English language
Have access to a PC and the internet for the duration of the whole course
Basic computer skills: e.g. Word processing, emailing, uploading documents etc
Have a genuine desire to succeed
To sit CIE examination students must register as a private candidate with an approved examination centre. Full details will be contained within your course pack
Students are able to enrol online at any time of the year. No specific enrolment dates.
Once your information request is received, one of our course advisors will provide you with further information via email or telephone.
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Subjects
- Sociology
- Cultural Studies
- Biology
- Team Training
- Social Skills
- Media
- Social Science
- Play
- Physics Chemistry
- GCSE Physics
- IGCSE
- GCSE
Teachers and trainers (1)
Allocated Upon Enrolment
Tutor
Course programme
Sociology is the study of people in society. It examines people as social beings on the individual, group and societal level. It can be defined as: ‘the scientific study of human social life, groups and societies.’ Sociology is thus a social science (like psychology or anthropology), rather than a physical one (such as physics, chemistry or biology). It is the task of the sociologist to unravel how ‘nurture’ or ‘social’ factors (rather than ‘nature’ (or genetic, biological or inherited factors, as in the study of biology) influence people at the level of the individual, group or wider society.
Sociologists consider how social and socially-influenced factors, such as family, education, ethnicity, social class and gender can play a part in shaping individual identities. Sociologists also consider group behaviour. For example, a sociologist may study how an office team work, or how people’s behaviour is affected by those of their colleagues or work associates. They may also question how factors such as gender or class influence our behaviours as individuals and in group contexts.
Sociologists also study society-at-large, and may consider the correlations between factors such as ethnicity or class, for example, and participation in wider structures such as government or education.
Unit 1: Research Methods
Unit 2: Culture and Socialisation
Unit 3: Social stratification and Inequality
Unit 4: Power and Authority
Paper 2
Unit 5: Family
Unit 6: Education
Unit 7: Crime, deviance and social control
Unit 8: The Media
Additional information
IGCSE Sociology Course