BA (Hons) in Sociology
University of Winchester
Key Information
Campus location
Winchester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 6 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 14,700 / per year *
Application deadline
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Introduction
- Sociology achieved more than 95% overall satisfaction as rated by final-year undergraduate students in the 2020 National Student Survey
- Benefit from interactive and engaging teaching, delivered by experienced lecturers
- Gain valuable real-world experience through our volunteering and teaching modules
- Graduate as a well-informed critical thinker who understands key issues relating to identity, equality, and diversity.
Sociology is an exciting and vibrant subject that explores the social issues impacting our fast-moving world. Whether it’s tackling topics like gender and sexuality, crime, or inequalities, Sociology’s focus on people and cultures is key to understanding the challenges and opportunities of our current landscape.
As a discipline, sociology encompasses everything that falls within the social realm, from family, class, and ethnicity, to work, religion, and politics. Sociologists are always asking new questions and as a student at Winchester, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to answer them with confidence.
Over the course of three years, you’ll examine a wide range of sociological issues and learn how to apply theories and concepts to contemporary situations and debates. Sociology at Winchester provides you with a grounding in the major areas of sociology, as well as offers opportunities to study specialist topics, such as beauty, terrorism, social movements, disability, and the environment.
In your third year, with training in research methods like interviews, questionnaires, and secondary research under your belt, you’ll be able to undertake your own research project to investigate what interests you the most. Recent students have explored topics as diverse as social media and body image, educational inequalities, climate change policies, grime music subcultures, #MeToo and Black Lives Matter activism, and masculinity in TV and film.
If you are intrigued by how and why people interact as they do, what brings them together and tears them apart, and just where you fit into society, then a Sociology degree will give you the tools and knowledge to answer those questions.
As a sociologist, you’ll quickly develop important skills in communication, analysis, and critical thinking. Throughout the degree there is an emphasis on employability and the practical application of skills, opening up a wide range of people-focused careers in areas such as teaching, marketing, criminal justice, and human resources. You’ll be taught by experts who are passionate about their subjects, through a range of interactive and practical methods. We invite external speakers and professionals to share their expertise with you in classes, and you’ll have the opportunity to undertake work experience and volunteering for credit.
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Curriculum
Year 1 (Level 4)
- Becoming a Sociologist 15
- Issues and Debates in Social Policy 15
- The Family and Intimate Relationships 15
- The Sociological Imagination 15
- Health Inequalities 15
- Consumption, Culture and Fashion 15
- Identity, Equality and Diversity 15
- Introduction to Criminology 15
Year 2 (Level 5)
- Environment, Climate Change and Globalisation 15
- Race, Ethnicity and Migration 15
- Applied Research Skills 15
- Gender and Sexualities 15
- Designing Social Research 15
Optional Modules
- Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Society 15 Credits
- Age and Social Change 15 Credits
- Understanding Urban and Rural Societies 15 Credits
- Work Placement for Sociology 15 Credits
- Value Studies 15 Credits
Year 3 (Level 6)
- Dissertation 30
Year 3 Optional Modules
- Globalisation, Beauty and the Media - 15 credits
- Substance Use and Misuse - 15 credits
- Conflict and Humanitarian Crises - 15 credits
- Social Movements and Collective Action in the Internet Age - 15 credits
- Disability and Society - 15 credits
- Sociology Independent Project - 15 credits
- Global Spaces of Education - 15 credits
- Work Placement for Sociology - 15 credits
- Identity, Equality and Crime - 15 credits
- Representing the Environment - 15 credits
- Value Studies - 15 credits
Career Opportunities
Learning to think critically about social problems and understanding what connects and divides diverse groups of people gives you a head start in many modern employment fields. Graduates find jobs in teaching, graduate management schemes, human resources, the civil service, national and local Government, the police, voluntary agencies, youth and community work, and the caring professions.
The University of Winchester ranks in the top 10 in the UK for graduates in employment or further study according to the Graduate Outcomes Survey 2021, HESA.
Pre-approved for a Master's
If you study for a Bachelor's Honours Degree with us, you will be pre-approved to start a Master's degree at Winchester. To be eligible, you will need to apply by the end of March in the final year of your degree and meet the entry requirements of your chosen Master's degree.