Sociology AS / A Level

A Level

In Scarborough

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    A Level

  • Location

    Scarborough

  • Duration

    2 Years

At Scarborough Sixth Form College we offer AQA Modular Sociology at both A level (a two year year course) and AS level (a one year course) The one year AS level forms the first year of the two year A level course.

Important information

Government funding available

Facilities

Location

Start date

Scarborough (North Yorkshire)
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Sandybed Lane, YO12 5LF

Start date

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About this course

No. You do not need GCSE Sociology.

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SOCIOLOGY AS / A LEVEL
At Scarborough Sixth Form College we offer AQA Modular Sociology at both A level (a two year year course) and AS level (a one year course) The one year AS level forms the first year of the two year A level course.

What and how will I be studying?
  • Sociology is broadly an arts subject, which is to say that the emphasis is on discussion and on the balancing of different arguments in a logical fashion. However, the subject also involves systematic research.
  • Sociology means the study of society and of the different groups which make up society - the two sexes, different age groups, races and ethnic groups, different social classes.
  • The main focus of attention is Britain in the 1990s and the early 21st century.
  • All modules are assessed by written exams, so your written English needs to be good.
  • You will learn the skills of social research - questionnaires, interviews, observation.
AS - Year 1
In the first year you will be introduced to the fundamental ideas of Sociology by concentrating on the process of 'socialisation' - how people learn the typical attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour of a particular society. We consider socialisation and differentiation (the different groups in society) in relation to families and households and education. For example, we investigate different family arrangements, the nature of childhood, the role and purpose of education, and reasons for educational underachievement. We also study sociological methods.

A2 - Year 2
In the second year you will study two units, the first being beliefs in society. This examines such topics as New Age religion, cults and sects, the relationship between religion and wider society, religion and gender, religion and ethnicity and so on. For example, we might ask whether religious fundamentalism is on the rise, and what might be the reasons for this. The second unit is the sociology of crime and deviance, which looks at issues such as green crimes, state crimes, social control, patterns and trends in crime and the role of the criminal justice system. This module also includes a section on sociological methods.

How is the Course assessed?
All modules are assessed by written examination.

What career opportunities are there?
A level Sociology might lead you to study Sociology, Social Policy, Anthropology, Politics or a host of related disciplines at university. It provides a useful background for careers which demand an understanding of people in society, and so it is especially useful for jobs in social work, journalism, management, policy research, the police, the civil service, teaching/lecturing, law, voluntary work, charities, the probation service and so on.

...and what else?
  • Trips - for example, to Botton Village and a Buddhist Centre
  • Sociology students help to run the college Amnesty and United Nations associations.
  • Outside speakers - for example a feminist workshop, North Yorkshire's Domestic Violence Co-ordinator, member of the Mormon Church.

Sociology AS / A Level

Price on request