Politics and Sociology BSc Placement offered Joint honours

Postgraduate

In Uxbridge

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Uxbridge

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This degree provides an innovative combination of high-level study into both politics and sociology. As well as gaining a firm understanding of key political institutions and players, which form a framework to understanding contemporary social and political issues, you will study challenging sociology topics in one of the best Colleges in the country.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Uxbridge (Middlesex)
Brunel University, UB8 3PH

Start date

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About this course

IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
Pearson: 58 (51 in all subscores)
BrunELT: 65% (min 55% in all areas)

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2018

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Subjects

  • Political Thought
  • Media
  • Joint
  • Sociology
  • Politics
  • Political Institutions

Course programme

Course Content

The BSc consists of both compulsory and optional modules, a typical selection can be found below. Modules can vary from year to year, but these offer a good idea of what we teach.

Level 1

Compulsory

  • Research Design and Qualitative Methods in Politics
  • Modern Political Thought
  • Modern British Politics
  • Introduction to Social and Cultural Research
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Globalisation

Level 2

Compulsory

  • Democracy and Democratisation
  • Comparative Political Institutions
  • Social Divisions: Difference and Resistance
  • Sociology of Everyday Life: Issues in contemporary culture
  • Sociology of Health and Illness

Optional

Choose 1 from the following:

  • US Foreign Policy from World War II to the end of the Cold War
  • Issues in American Politics
  • Political Geography
  • Theories of International Relations
  • The State and Revolution
  • National Security Intelligence
  • Ancient Greek Political Thought
  • Unity and Cultural Diversity

Level 3

Compulsory

  • Politics Dissertation OR Sociology Dissertation
  • European Union Politics: Problems and Prospects

Optional

Choose 2 from the following:

  • Comedy, Culture and Media
  • Multiculturalism: “Race”, Ethnicity and Difference
  • The Age of New Media
  • Forensic Science and Society
  • Psychogeography
  • History of Political Thought
  • Globalisation and Governance
  • Empire, Imperialism and Hegemony
  • Media, Politics and Power in America
  • Marx and Marxism
  • Parties and Voters in the UK
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Parliamentary Studies
  • Fascism
  • Crisis and Critique

Read more about the structure of undergraduate degrees at Brunel and what you will learn on the course.


Additional information

Teaching and Assessment Teaching Our approach We pursue excellence in both teaching and research. Our aim is to produce degree programmes which combine innovative and classical teaching methods with leading-edge research, whilst recognising the value of practical work experience in the learning process. We take great pride in both the quality of teaching and the extensive pastoral care of our students. Staff expertise All members of the academic staff are actively engaged in research and many have international reputations in their field. Their innovative findings are incorporated into your courses in order to ensure that teaching is up-to-date. This, along side their invaluable contacts and inside knowledge, will be most befinifical to you. We have a strong concentration of sociologists specialising in science, technology and environmental issues. Many Politics academics are regular media performers worldwide and their research has led to major television and radio programmes. Student support We are committed to helping you progress confidently through the levels of your degree programme. To achieve this, we devote as much care to your initiation into higher education, both by entry-level courses and study skills teaching, as to the completion of your learning at Level 3. By your final year, therefore, you will be in a position to benefit from the specialist research-led courses and will be prepared for the research and writing involved in your dissertation. How will I be taught? Modules are taught by a mixture of lectures and seminars. Depending on its credit-rating, you can expect to have one or two hours of lectures per week for each module and a one-hour seminar each week or fortnight. Lectures – These provide a broad overview of key themes and ideas relating to your course and establish a framework from which to carry out more in-depth study.

Politics and Sociology BSc Placement offered Joint honours

Price on request