Bournemouth University - BA (Hons) Sociology

Bournemouth University

BA (Hons) Sociology

Discover what makes society tick, the glue that holds it together, and the threats that could tear it apart; sociology is becoming increasingly important in our modern world. This rigorously academic social science course integrates global perspectives, providing a broader perspective and understanding of societal issues.
Developing a versatile skill set-the analytical and communication skills you'll learn throughout your program will prepare you for a wide range of careers.
Choose between a 30-week'sandwich' placement or a shorter four-week placement, which could provide you with professional skills and contacts while potentially making you more employable.
In your final year dissertation, conduct your own research on a topic that interests you or is related to your future career or study plans.

What can you achieve with a sociology degree?

Sociology is rapidly becoming more relevant in our contemporary world; as a result, the number and range of possible job opportunities have escalated. Develop skills suitable for a range of job opportunities in culture, media, teaching, research, human resources, and public and business services.

Entry Requirements

  • 104 - 120 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent. BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM. 
  • If English is not your first language, you will need IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in reading or writing and 5.5 in all other components or equivalent.

Career Prospects

Sociology is rapidly becoming more relevant in today's world, and as a result, the number and variety of potential job opportunities has increased. Because of the analytical and communication skills you will gain throughout your studies, this degree will prepare you for a variety of careers. Develop skills for a variety of jobs in culture, media, education, research, human resources, and public and business services.
Within fifteen months of completing their course, 100% of our students are employed or pursuing further education.
Your degree's versatility will enable you to enter growth industries in the UK, assisting in filling some of the skills shortages identified in areas such as culture, media, teaching, research, human resources, and public and business services.

Following graduation, you could work in the following fields:

  • Education
  • Social services
  • Marketing
  • Research
  • Criminal justice.

Course Details

This course will be taught by a variety of instructors with relevant expertise and knowledge to the content of each unit. Senior academic staff, technicians, and research students will be included. You will also benefit from industry guest lectures on a regular basis.
This course is part of a coordinated suite of social sciences courses that includes the following specializations: BA (Hons) Sociology & Social Anthropology, BA (Hons) Sociology & Criminology, BA (Hons) Criminology, BA (Hons) Criminology with Psychology, BA (Hons) Criminology with Law, BA (Hons) Criminology with Law.

Year 1

Core units
Introduction to Social Theory
Introduction to Social Research
Families & Kinship in Contemporary Society
Understanding Communities
Social Inequality & Exclusion
Histories of Social Policy and Social Welfare

Year 2

Core units:
Qualitative Research Skills
Contemporary Social Theory
Understanding Globalisation
Core or option:
Quantitative Skills
Doing Ethnographic Research
Option units:
Crime, Health and Society
Impact of Crime
Understanding Cultures
Growing Up and Growing Old
Ethnographies of Crime and Policing
Human Trafficking and Criminality
Placement Learning unit
Criminological Psychology
Being Human in a Posthuman World

Final Year

Core units:
Dissertation
Terrorism, Protection and Society
Politics & Ideology
Option units (choose two):
Drugs, Crime and Society
Seekers, Believers and Iconoclasts: Sociology of Thought
Troubling’ Gender
Anthropology of International Intervention
Crime and Criminal Justice in the 21st Century
Criminology of Organisations
Intersectional Criminology
Capitalism’s crimes, contracts, and crises. Decolonial perspectives in the social sciences
Sport and Leisure Cultures

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