TPS Sociology
Course Overview
During the course you will be encouraged to develop your own sociological awareness through active engagement with the contemporary world. Sociologists are interested in explaining why society works the way it does and the extent to which our behaviour, experiences and life chances are shaped by our social class, age, gender, ethnicity and locality. Those interested in the subject will want to understand the world in which they live – how and why it functions as it does and who has power and who does not.
Course Content
The subject is a two-year linear course which will enable you to demonstrate a wide range and depth of knowledge and understanding and develop skills of application, analysis, interpretation and evaluation.
The topics studied in the first year are education, research methods and your teachers will choose from a choice of topics including families and households, culture and identity, health and work or poverty and welfare.
In the second year theory, research methods and crime and deviance are compulsory and teachers again will choose from a choice of topics including beliefs in society, global development, the media or stratification and differentiation. All units are assessed by written examination.
Sociology is a well-respected academic discipline. The course will be excellent preparation for further study at university and is useful for a number of careers including law, teaching, social work, journalism, television, the police, nursing, the civil service as well as the world of business and commerce.
Course Entry Requirements
5 or above at GCSE
5 or above in English Language or Literature
Course Specification
AQA 7192
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/sociology/specifications/AQA-7191-7192-SP-2015.PDF
Homework
At A Level, students are expected to complete a minimum of 5 hours of study a week on top of their allocated lesson time.