BSc (Hons) Sociology with Psychology

• GCSE: For all applicants, Grade C or above, or Grade 4 under newly reformed GCSE grading, in English Language, Mathematics and Double Science or Biology, or equivalent. Please note the University does not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as suitable alternatives to GCSEs.
• A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. Points from A-Level General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken onto full A-Level) can be included towards overall tariff. You must have a minimum of two A-Levels.
• EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.
• Access: Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma; to include 15 level 3 credits at merit.
• Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required.

Foundation year (Year 0)

• Academic Skills for Social Sciences
• Exploring the Social World and the Problems of Crime
• From Plato to Nato
• People and Social Science

Year 1

• Foundations in Social Theory
• Introduction to Psychology
• Research Design and Analysis 1
• Sociological Practice
• Critical Thinking

At the end of Year 1, you choose whether to major in Sociology or to major in Psychology and continue with Sociology as a minor subject (see course entry forPsychology with Sociology for full details). If you continue with Sociology as your major subject, you will study:

Year 2

• Social Transformations
• Social Inequalities and Diversity
• Nature and Use of Research
• Developing Self and Society

Plus one optional module from the list below:

• Mind, Brain and Development
• Identities in Psychology

Final Year

• Social Sciences Project and Placement module

Plus two optional modules from the list below:

• Stop, Look, Listen: A Sociology of Culture
• Protest, Policing and Public Order
• Childhood Disorder and Disordered Childhood
• Psychoanalysis, Society and the Irrational
• Digital Media and Society
• Representations of Crime and Deviance
• Bodies, Technology and Society
• The Sociology of Madness and Mental Disorders
• Religion and Society
• Politics and Society in the Global Age
• Family Problems - Problem Families: Psycho-Social Perspectives on Family and Community Life
• Contemporary Critiques of Modern Society

Plus two optional modules from the list below:

• Advanced Developmental Psychology: Theory and Practice
• Applied Developmental Psychology
• Clinical Aspects of Mental Health
• Cognitive Neuropsychology
• Forensic Psychology
• Constructing Gender in Society
• Health Psychology in Practice
• Human Sexuality
• Methods in Neuroscience
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Neurophysiology and Brain Imaging
• Principles of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Psychological Perspectives on Political Violence
• Psychology and Social Justice
• Psychology in the Community
• Psychology of Addiction
• Psychology of Appearance and Embodiment
• Psychology of Consciousness
• Psychology of Sport and Exercise
• Psychology of Work, Business and Organisations
• Psychopharmacology
• The Arts and Mental Health