**BA (Hons) Sociology with Foundation Year** **This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.** **Why choose this course?** Social inequality, race and ethnicity, politics and culture, the nature of evil, the cult of celebrity – you’ll delve into fascinating topics as you explore where the modern world is going. BA (Hons) Sociology encourages you to embrace new ideas and to think critically and ethically. Sociology at Derby received 96% overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2019. **Is this course for you?** Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence – with extensive support from our expert staff – before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change and want to get to grips with aspects of subjects which are new to you. Our degrees with a foundation year are continuous, meaning that you won’t need to apply again once you have successfully completed the first year. **How you will learn** We’ve structured BA (Hons) Sociology around four key avenues – crime and justice; culture and belief; politics and social justice; and young people and education – which you can combine to match your interests and ambitions. You’ll develop advanced data collection and research skills and will learn through lectures, seminars, multimedia presentations, online collaboration, guest speakers and debates. **Opportunities and experiences** There is the chance to boost your employability through work placements and fieldwork. You could also broaden your outlook with an exchange to Charles University in Prague. **Careers and employability** BA (Hons) Sociology develops your resourcefulness, versatility and career scope. Our graduates are now excelling as social workers, probation officers, teachers, civil servants, social researchers, counsellors, charity workers and community officers.

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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: L301

Institution code: D39

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

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IELTS overall score at a minimum of 6.0; with at least IELTS 5.5 in each band (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing) or another Secure English Language Test(SELT)at CEFR level B2 or above

Student satisfaction : 87%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 60%

Go onto work and study: 90%

Republic of Ireland	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
EU	14045.0	Year 1
International	14045.0	Year 1

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