Our BA (Hons) English Language and Sociology with Foundation Entry degree course is designed for students who want to study History and Politics, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to start the Honours degree programme just yet. This English Language and Sociology with Foundation Entry BA (Hons) course enables you to study both English Language and Sociology equally at the same level. Don’t worry, studying joint honours doesn’t mean more work. You’ll study the same number of credits as a single honours student, but just take fewer modules in each of the subjects. There are lots of reasons why students choose a joint honours qualification. Just some include: that you have two subject areas of interest, that you want to explore something new alongside a core subject area or that you want to keep your career options open to a range of professions. On this exciting and innovative Joint Honours programme you will also cover a broad range of contemporary issues in language. The course will introduce you to contemporary linguistic approaches to the study of language, aspects of linguistic structure and language variation in English. The introductory modules look at issues such as how our language changes according to the context in which it is being used, how men's and women's language use differs, how we acquire language and how and why it breaks down. You will also explore the history and diversity of the English Language, examine the impact of new media, such as the Internet, email and text messaging, develop your own web design skills and reflect on your own language use. You will gain the critical understanding, cultural awareness and analytical skills to prepare you for a career in a wide variety of sectors. Covering a broad range of critical and contemporary issues, our exciting and innovative Sociology programme introduces you to the many diverse and contentious sociological perspectives that try to explain the world around you. Our modules encourage you to critically examine contemporary social change, to question the reality and representations of the social and cultural forces which mould us, and to evaluate the nature of society itself. The study of social relations, processes and structures is undertaken historically, in comparative focus and with relevance to many of the key issues facing contemporary societies. Within this, considerable emphasis is also given to the importance of developing those theoretical and conceptual tools appropriate to the understanding of these social processes and structures, and to the different theoretical and methodological approaches which frame their investigation.

All students take a total of 120 credits per level. Level 3 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include: Preparing for HE, Foundation in English Language and World in Crisis? Foundation in Social Science. Level 4 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include: Ideas, Knowledge and Education, Introduction to English Language, Language and Society, Introduction to Social Theory and Social Science Methodology and Social Differentiation in Contemporary Britain Level 5 Modules (there are 4 mandatory modules and 3 optional modules out of a choice of 6 as indicated by *) include: Language Style and Communication, Psycholinguistics, Social Science Research Methods with SPSS and Modernity to Post Modernity Contemporary Social Theory. Choose 1 English Language module from the optional modules: Discourse Studies* and Cognitive Linguistics*, and also choose 2 Sociology modules from the optional modules: Guttenburg to Gates: A Sociology of the Media, Talking About My Generation: Popular Music & Youth Culture and Leisure & Society. Level 6 Modules (there is 1 mandatory module and 4 optional modules out of a choice of 9 as indicated by *) include: Dissertation Choose 2 English Language modules from the optional modules: Language, Identity and Communication*, Critical Approaches to text analysis*, Language and Power* and Discourse and Cognition*. You will also choose 2 Sociology modules from the optional modules; Sociology of Health and Medicine, Sociology of Death and Dying, Tourism, Sex and Gender and Have I Got News for You? Contemporary Issues in the Media.

Modules in at Level 4 study are assessed by both examinations (50%) and coursework (50%). Level 5 and 6 modules are also assessed by examination and coursework combinations. You can also expect to take part in seminar presentations which will form part of the assessment for Level 5 and 6 modules. In the third year, you will undertake a dissertation which is assessed through coursework (100%). Each module is formally assessed through, for example, examination, open-book test, individual and group presentation, essay, observation of practice, assessment of course work e.g. art portfolio, written report, reflective practice and portfolios of evidence. This formal assessment will count towards your module mark and feedback is usually given within 3 weeks following the submission of your formal submission of work. Additionally, some lecturers will provide informal feedback, for example, following an examination they may choose to work through the exam paper in a tutorial. It should be noted that feedback is part of the ongoing learning cycle which is not limited to written feedback. Other forms of feedback include one-to-one meetings with a personal tutor, dissertation and project supervision meetings, a lecturer responding to learner questions or responses during topic or situation discussions. Feedback is intended to help you learn and you are encouraged to discuss it with your module tutor.

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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.

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Institution code: B40

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Applicants to the foundation year with A-level (or other level 3 qualifications) gained within 5 years of entry will required to have either a minimum 32 UCAS points from subjects related to their intended target award or a minimum of 48 UCAS points overall. Students meeting these criteria may be admitted without interview. We welcome applications from mature students without formal qualifications for these courses or from mature students whose Level 3 qualifications were gained more than 5 years ago. If this applies to you will be interviewed before your course and offered a place on the basis of your previously gained skills and experience. You will not be required to have GCSE (or equivalent qualifications) at level 2 in English or Mathematics.

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