Course Content

Year 1

Education and Methods in Context

• You will consider the role of education in society. For example, as part of your studies you will look into gender and ethnicity differences in school achievement. You will also learn how to apply your own sociology research methods to the study of education.

Research Methods

• You will learn how to conduct your own sociological research, from interviews, reviewing documents and official statistics.

Topics in Sociology

You will also study one of these optional topics:

• Culture and identity

• Families and households

• Health

• Work, poverty and welfare

Course Content

Year 2

Crime & Deviance with Theory & Methods

You will learn about criminal and deviant behaviour, including factors that might lead a person to follow this path in life and how the media portrays them.

Theory & Methods

You will expand on your knowledge of research methods and study theory and methods.

Topics in Sociology

You will also study one of these optional topics:

• Beliefs in society

• Global development

• The media

• Stratification and differentiation

Assessment

3 Examinations: 2 hours per exam (33.3% each)