Sociology (4 years full time including sandwich year)
Kingston University
Sociology (4 years full time including sandwich year)
Course Summary
**Reasons to choose Kingston**
– A relevant work placement will enhance your learning and give you valuable work experience for your future career.
– There are opportunities to enrich your studies by participating in field trips.
– You’ll be taught in a vibrant department with events such as student conferences and research seminars.
**About this course**
How do we influence one another as individuals and groups? What are the ways in which social factors affect what we do and how we think? You’ll examine these types of questions and more.
Sociology explores the nature of society, human relationships and behaviour, power, identity, conflict and development. You’ll examine issues such as inequality, migration and social change, in real-world settings.
Your experience will be directly relevant to growing sectors, such as think-tanks, NGOs, governmental and international organisations, and local and urban agencies.
**Sandwich Year**
This course has a sandwich year which takes place between Year 2 and your Final Year. During this sandwich year you will take a placement within a relevant setting, ensuring you gain essential experience to add to your CV and help you secure a graduate job.
Course Details - Modules
Examples of Modules:
Year 1
- Violence, Transgression and Society
- Social Selves
- Contemporary Issues in Sociology
- Researching Everyday Life
Year 2 (Core)
- Researching Race and Ethnicity
- How to Change the World
Year 2 (Optional)
- Youth, Crime and Deviance
- Policing and Punishment
- Securing Human Rights: Contemporary Themes and Issues
- Slavery and Emancipation
- Globalisation and Social Change
Final Year (Core)
- Social Intersections: Gender, Race and Class
- Sociology Dissertation
- Sociology Extended Dissertation
Final Year (Optional)
- The Politics of Crime in the Black Atlantic
- Crimes of the Powerful: Corporations, the State and Human Rights
- Migration and Social Transformation
- Applied Sociology: Work and Volunteering
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
L302
Institution code:
K84
Campus Name:
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Other A Level combinations possible to achieve 112 - 128 points.
Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve 112 – 128 points.
We welcome a wide range of qualifications and qualification combinations. Don't worry if you can't see your specific qualification listed, just contact our team of experts
Scottish Highers (only)
Can be considered in combination with other Level 3 qualifications e.g. A2's in different subjects.
Mature applicants (21 years and older) will need to pass a QAA-approved Access to Higher Education Diploma in a relevant subject with 60 credits, minimum 45 credits at Level 3 including 21 at merit.
Applicants under 21 years will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112 points.
4 in Mathematics at Standard Level. English Language required at 5 Standard Level or 4 Higher Level.
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Grade combinations below DMM may be considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications.
Typically from a minimum 5 Higher Level subjects
Grade combinations below DMM may be considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications.
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
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AdditionalDetails
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
77%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
65%
Go onto work and study:
80%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
EU
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change as we are awaiting the Office For Student Guidance on Fee levels for 2020 and beyond.
For foundation year and international fees, please visit:
https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/fees/
Please visit the provider course webpage for further information regarding additional course costs
Provider information
River House
53-57 High Street
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1LQ
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