BA (Hons) Sociology (with Foundation year)

• A Level: Must include passes at A2 in at least one subject. 
• BTEC: Extended Diploma (QCF) or Diploma (QCF).
• International Baccalaureate: Diploma with 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level.
• Other equivalent qualifications accepted by the university.

Note: We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths (See below for accepted equivalences)

English Language Requirements:

• Overall IELTS 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in Writing and Speaking; minimum 5.5 in Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent).

This three-year full-time degree course (or four years part-time) will connect you to the real-life issues that exist in the communities outside our walls.

You’ll learn about the globalisation of society. In this technological age, information, money, goods and services move freely across national boundaries. Issues about society are no longer confined to geographical location and the large-scale movement of people across borders is an issue affecting all parts of the world.

Your course will make sense of the impact of this globalisation on the world in general and modern Britain in particular, focusing on its relationship to class, gender, religion and nationalism. You’ll also learn how to interpret data and how to conduct informed debate on social issues.

In your first year you’ll gain a thorough grounding in the subject by studying four core modules. In your second and third years you’ll be able to specialise in the subjects that interest you most. Examples of optional modules include Gender Studies, Islam in Society and Housing and Urban Regeneration.

In your third year you’ll carry out your own research project and write a dissertation under the close supervision of one of our lecturers. You’ll also have the opportunity to go on a work placement to broaden your learning and experience.

Foundation Year
If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a bachelor’s degree, you can study this course as an ‘extended’ four-year programme. You’ll begin with a foundation year, which will prepare you for a successful transition to the degree course a year later.

By the end of the degree you’ll gain the same qualification as those obtaining direct entry to the course but you’ll take one year longer to complete your studies. 

• Key ideas and issues for Social Scientists 
• Understanding Work in Contemporary Society 
• Perspectives on Race and Racism 
• Technology and Self 

Year 1

• Globalisation & Modern Britain
• Introduction to Social Policy 
• Researching East London part one 
• Thinking Sociologically 

Year 2

• Social Theory 
• Researching East London part two 

Optional:

• Adventures in Intersectionality
• Delivering Social Welfare in the 21stCentury 
• Self, Nation & Politics
• Social Movements in the Radical Twentieth Century 
• Understanding Social Change

Year 3

• Research and Dissertation Workshop 

Optional:

• Constructions of 'Race' in Culture and Politics
• Critical Approaches to Class
• Gender Studies 
• Generations, Age and Meaning 
• Housing and Urban Regeneration
• Islam and Society
• Life Histories
• Nationalism in a Global Era
• Surveillance, Technology and Society
• The Sociology of Identity and Difference
• Work Based Leaning Placement Module