Learn what role the media plays in shaping our society and influencing peoples’ thoughts and behaviours by studying our exciting Sociology (Media) BSc.
By adding media studies to your study of sociology, you’ll be able to explore and specialise in areas such as the social impact of new media, the internet and other information and communications technologies, media discourse, media policy and regulation.
The first year is designed to offer you a solid base in theoretical and methodological innovations in sociology and media. You will explore the similarities and differences in the methodologies used in sociology, media, and communications. The focus of study is upon all aspects of societal relations: it’s personal, social and cultural dimensions.
As you progress through the course, you will be able to choose modules you are interested in to actively shape and apply your learning to the issues you wish to interrogate. In your third year, you’ll work on a dissertation focusing on an area of interest of your choice. Your dissertation can be a theoretical or practical dissertation, so you can work to your own strengths.
Depending on the modules you choose, you may have the option go on fieldtrips where you will be able to apply your learning to current issues and broaden your theoretical imagination. Previous fieldtrips have included: Barbican; British Board of Film Classification; London Migration Museum; Museum of Comedy; Museum of London; regeneration areas (e.g. Spitalfields, Smithfield); and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
As you’ll be taught and supported by academics who are not only experts in their field but are actively engaged in research, you’ll develop skills that can be applied from the classroom to the workplace. They know the industry inside out, so you know you are learning from experienced professionals who will bring their unique insights into the classroom and will ensure your learning is up-to-date.
Gain an insight into life after your studies by putting your learning into practice by opting for a one-year work placement or two short placements for six months at a time. You will graduate with valuable work experience to enhance your employment prospects and will be able to develop an understanding the working world. We have excellent links with a wide range of notable external organisations, so you will have the opportunity to apply for high quality placements across London.
Some of our sociology and media students have undertaken placements in a variety of companies including the political research unit at the Conservative Party Campaign HQ, the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office, the Prince’s Trust, the Crime Statistics Unit at the Home Office, Citizens Advice Bureau and the Department of Work and Pensions.
This is a broad-based degree which will enable and encourage you to specialise in areas which particularly fascinate you. As a graduate of this dynamic degree, you will leave us with various transferable skills that are key to the contemporary employment market.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Core Modules
Making Sense of Culture and Society
Researching Culture and Society (Methods I)
Becoming an Independent Learner: Culture & Society (Skills I)
Me, You or Us? Analysing Identity & Power (Methods II)
Exploring Identity and Power (Methods II)
Contemporary Society & Media
Becoming a Critical Scholar: Identity & Power (Skills II)
Contemporary Society & Media
Key Ideas in Sociology
Key Ideas in Media
Year 2
Core modules
Research in Practice
Visual Cultures
Social Media & Networked Cultures
Optional Modules
Creative Industries, Fashion and Culture
Bodies and Society
Deviant Identities
Media Genres
Sociology of Everyday Life: Issues in Contemporary Culture
Television Forms and Meanings
Year 3
Core modules
Sociology (Media) Dissertation or Sociology (Media) Dissertation (Practice)
Optional modules
Comedy, the Media and Society
Racism, Identity and Difference
Digital Cultures
Beyond Human
Global Cities: Spaces and Culture
Changing Audiences
Gender Sexuality and Feminism
Psychogeography
Please visit our website for further details about degree content: www.brunel.ac.uk/sociology
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:
LP33
Institution code:
B84
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
Obtain a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points in an Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.
in any subject and an A level at grade B
in any subject and an A level at grade B
in any subject
in any subject
in any subject with A levels grade BC
in any subject with A levels grade BC
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.5
with no less than 5.5 in each subsection
Institution's Own Test
with no less than 55% in each subsection
TOEFL (iBT)
92.0
with a minimum of:
Reading - 18
Listening - 17
Speaking - 20
Writing - 17
PTE Academic
58.0
with a minimum of 51 in all subscores
Brunel University London - English Language Requirements
