**Overview** How can we understand and explain diverse social and political issues such as Brexit, drone warfare, veganism, the #metoo movement and celebrity culture? Why does social inequality continue to exist? How can we find out more about, and improve, people's lives and experiences? On this BSc (Hons) Sociology degree, you'll explore these pressing contemporary social issues and delve into the latest sociological research. As well as applying classic sociological theories to contemporary situations, you'll have the opportunity to study specialist areas of sociology that interest you most, such as nationalism, happiness and emotions, the body, social class, and gender, sexuality, and race. You can also follow a media studies pathway, studying topics such as digital cultures and media fandom. You'll develop the skills and knowledge to engage critically with the world around you, enhancing your understanding of it so you can consider how to fight to change it. You'll be taught by sociologists who are currently doing research that tackles social inequalities, explores people's lives and investigates pressing contemporary issues. The content of many modules is based on this research, giving you an experience and perspective you won't get anywhere else. You'll also develop the skills to carry out your own research into topics you care about. The course prepares you for a variety of people-focused careers, from health and social care to teaching and research. You can also do further training or study after your degree. **What you'll experience** On this Sociology degree you'll: - Develop a critical and independent understanding of the world we live in - Learn how our lives relate to each other's and how they intersect with wider social structures - Develop an understanding of how sociology can help us to understand and fight inequality and injustice - Build research skills that support you to carry out your own research and analysis of issues you're passionate about - Take specialist optional modules taught by leading sociology researchers, on topics such as food, nationalism, emotions, social class, gender and race - Develop transferable skills that will impress employers, as you learn to think critically, lead research projects, communicate effectively and analyse data You'll have the opportunity to: - Spend a sandwich year studying abroad or doing a work placement after year 2 - Boost your career prospects and link your learning to the wider world by volunteering or doing a work placement alongside your studies - Follow an optional media studies pathway, focusing on topics such as media fandom, digital cultures and comedy and graduating with a Sociology with Media Studies award **Careers and opportunities** The knowledge you gain on this course, coupled with the communication, research, critical thinking and analysis skills you learn, means you'll have lots of career options when you graduate. Areas you could go into include: - Teaching and lecturing (with additional training or further study) - Research and policy - Health and social care - Advertising - Marketing and media - Local government - Community development - Careers advice - Charity work - Human resources and recruitment - Business and personnel management Job roles some of our recent graduates have gone into include: - Equality and diversity co-ordinator at HS2 - Housing policy officer in local government - Recruitment manager and human resources manager in the NHS - Events organiser for Bank of England To give you the best chance of securing the ideal job when you graduate, our Careers and Employability service can help you find relevant work experience during your course. We'll also be available to help, advise and support you for up to 5 years as you advance in your career.

Year 1 Core modules in this year include: - Class, Inequality and the Lifecourse - Developing Your Sociological Imagination - Observing Society - Research Design and Analysis - Theorising Social Life There are no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year include: - Doing Sociological Research - Modernity and Globalisation - Risk and Society - Work, Employment and Society Optional modules in this year currently include: - Challenging Global Inequality - Consumer Society: Critical Themes and Issues - Digital Cultures: Exploring the Digital in the Humanities and Social Sciences - Emotions and Social Life - Equality or Liberation? Theorising Social Justice - Family, Career and Generation (L5) - Food, Culture, and Society - Gender and Sexuality - Gender and the Media - Health, Wellbeing, and Happiness - Learning From Experience - Media Networks: Exploring Digital Culture - Media, Culture and National Identity - Nationalism and Migration: Chaos, Crisis and the Everyday - Race and Racism - Screen Media - Social Power, Elites and Dissent - Sociology of Culture: Taste, Value and Celebrity - Sociology of Religion - The Body: Sociological Perspectives - The Sociology of Education - Understanding Personal Life Placement year (optional) On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. Year 3 Core modules in this year include: - Dissertation/Major Project (Sociology) Optional modules in this year currently include: - Celebrity and Society - Challenging Global Inequality - Consumer Society - Emotions and Social Life - Equality or Liberation? Theorising Social Justice - Family, Career and Generation - Food, Culture and Society - Gender and Sexuality - Health, Wellbeing and Happiness - Introduction to Teaching - Learning From Experience - Media Fan Cultures - Nationalism and Migration: Chaos, Crisis and the Everyday - News, War and Peace - Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates - Race and Racism - Social Power, Elites and Dissent - Sociology of Culture: Taste, Value and Celebrity - Sociology of Religion - Studying Comedy - The Body: Sociological Perspectives - Understanding Personal Life We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You will be assessed throughout this course via a wide range of assessment methods including: - written essays and tests - both group and individual projects - seminar participation - examinations - a 10,000-word dissertation in year 3 Examinations typically only make up around 10–20% of your final mark. You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: Year 1 students: 18% by written exams and 82% by coursework Year 2 students: 17% by written exams, 17% by practical exams and 66% by coursework Year 3 students: 12% by written exams and 88% by coursework

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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.

Course code: L300

Institution code: P80

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The following entry points are available for this course:

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We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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