Sociology - BSc (Hons)

London Metropolitan University

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

In one of the most culturally diverse and socially complex cities in the world, you'll be introduced to ideas on globalisation, social inequality, identity, and ethnicity and race. As you prepare for social and public policy careers in the private, public or voluntary sectors, you'll learn skills to address multidisciplinary concerns relevant to a variety of public issues and have opportunities to take up a work placement and to study in other European countries. By the end of the course you'll be qualified to apply sociological perspectives, concepts and research methods to the most challenging social issues facing us today.

This course received a 90% overall student satisfaction rate in the 2018 National Student Survey.

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London
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31 Jewry Street, EC3N 2EY

Start date

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About this course

The Sociology BSc (Hons) degree is equipped with practical and transferable skills for research in the real world. You'll develop a systematic understanding of the key aspects of sociology, including a coherent and detailed understanding of specific areas.

You'll learn the most up-to-date techniques to devise and sustain arguments and to solve problems, consider current research, or equivalent advanced scholarship, and recognise the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of its knowledge.

a minimum of grades BBC in three A levels (or a minimum of 112 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg Advanced Diploma)
GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above, or Higher Diploma (or equivalent)

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Subjects

  • Counselling Psychology
  • Psychology
  • Motivation
  • IT
  • Sociology
  • Global
  • Project
  • Human Behaviour
  • Public
  • Social Policy

Course programme

Modular structure

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2020/21 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year 1 modules include:
  • Introducing Social Policy (core, 30 credits)
  • Introduction to criminological and sociological theory (core, 30 credits)
  • Introduction to social problems (core, 30 credits)
  • Personality (core, 15 credits)
  • Researching Social Life (core, 30 credits)
  • Social Influences on Thinking and Behaviour (core, 15 credits)
  • Sociological Imagination (core, 30 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
  • Global Inequalities in the 21st Century (core, 30 credits)
  • Interactive Research Methods (core, 30 credits)
  • Self and Society (core, 15 credits)
  • Sociology of Everyday Life (core, 15 credits)
  • Crime, Media and Technology (option, 15 credits)
  • Racism and Ethnicity (option, 30 credits)
  • Youth Resistance and Social Control (option, 15 credits)
  • Youth, Crime and Violence (option, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
  • Living Theory (core, 30 credits)
  • Sociology Dissertation (core, 30 credits)
  • Comparative and Global Social Policy (option, 15 credits)
  • Gender and Sexuality (option, 30 credits)
  • Homelessness and Housing Policy (option, 15 credits)
  • Human Rights and Conflict (option, 15 credits)
  • Inclusion and Special Educational Needs (option, 30 credits)
  • Religion and the State (option, 15 credits)
  • Sociology and Social Policy Work Placement (option, 15 credits)
Assessment

You're assessed via essays, individual and group research projects, a media practice project and a final dissertation.

Additional information

UCAS code -L302

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