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Sociology, BA Hons

Our BA Hons Sociology explores issues such as inequality and social change, gender and sexuality, ethnicity, crime and deviance, and social justice. The course provides a wide range of options, including the chance to widen your perspective by studying a language. You could also undertake a dissertation or work placement.

Course details

Study a sociology degree to make sense of society’s most challenging issues. You’ll emerge with the analytical skills to embark on careers that help to deliver solutions.

Mode of study: 4-5 days a week
Intake: Intakes: September
Course length: 3-4 years
Course fee: 9250 per year
Location: London campus

University of Greenwich

Course overview

By the end of your degree, you’ll understand how to apply critical thought, research, communication, and teamwork to what you do. These transferable skills are sought after by many employers.

Popular careers for our sociology graduates include youth and community work, welfare provision, and positions within charitable organisations and local and national government.

Greenwich is ranked joint 1st in London in Sociology for student satisfaction in the 2023 Complete University Guide.

Benefits

Active collaborative learning
Face-to-face discussion
Outstanding student support
Learn from experienced tutors
Make full use of facilities
Access support
Careers advice

Entry requirements

112 UCAS points from A-Levels (we also accept UCAS points from alternative Level 3 qualifications including: BTEC Nationals, the International Baccalaureate and Scottish and Irish Highers).

GCSE English (Language or Literature) AND GCSE Maths at grade 4/C or above. We also consider equivalent qualifications in English and Maths at Level 2, in place of GCSEs.

Careers

The skills you acquire through studying our courses will prepare you for careers in a wide range of industries and jobs. Sociology graduates have gone on to careers in youth or community work, welfare provision, or roles in charitable organisations or local and national government. Careers are also available in teaching, health administration, personnel management, publishing, marketing and social research. Some career options may require further study.

Modules

It equips you to build a broad foundation in sociological thinking and theory is offered while also supporting you to pursue your own ideas and interests through focused research

Year One

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

Inequality and Social Change (30 credits)
Applying Sociology (15 credits)
Self in Society (15 credits)
Investigating Popular Culture (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
The Changing Faces of Britain 1707 – 1918 (30 credits)
Conflict, Commerce and Culture: Britain and the World, 1600-2000 (30 credits)
Making the Modern World: Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Long Nineteenth Century (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
Writing for the Media (30 credits)
Global Issues (30 credits)
Crime, Criminalisation and Society (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

Year two

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

Key Thinkers in Sociology (30 credits)
Sociology in Practice (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
Rebel Earth? History and Politics in the Anthropocene (15 credits)
A Global History of Genocide Level 5 (15 credits)
European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
Writing Journalism (30 credits)
Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
Approaches to Development: Theories, Actors, and Alternatives (30 credits)
The Global Sex Industry: Perspectives, Experiences and Responses (15 credits)
Education and Social Formation (15 credits)
Drug Use in Society (15 credits)
Sociology of Work (15 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

The Global Sex Industry: Perspectives, Experiences and Responses (15 credits)
Education and Social Formation (15 credits)
Drug Use in Society (15 credits)
Sociology of Work (15 credits)

Year Three

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

Gender, Race and Crime (15 credits)
Sociology of Gender and Sexuality (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
Projecting Nations: Film, History and Propaganda (15 credits)
Footprints of Everyday Life: The Environmental History of Modern Britain (15 credits)
European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
International Relations and International Security (30 credits)
Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
Family, Social Division, and the State (15 credits)
Understanding Social Contexts of Health and Illness (15 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

Sociology Dissertation (30 credits)
Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
Family, Social Division, and the State (15 credits)
Understanding Social Contexts of Health and Illness (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
Family, Social Division, and the State (15 credits)
Understanding Social Contexts of Health and Illness (15 credits)