Which Sociology course is right for you?

Looking at studying a sociology related course? You’ve come to the right place, as we’ve got several to choose from that cover a wide range of specialisms. Read on to find out more about each course and decide which one will fit you best.

Sociology

Key Modules:
  • Sociological Perspectives
  • Current Issues in Sociology
  • Self, Identity and Society

Our Sociology degree is a practical course that is driven by the fact that sociology as a discipline helps us to make sense of the world around us. There is an emphasis on not just reading about sociology, but also doing sociology.

Being such an extensive topic, the Sociology course covers aspects of inequality, social hierarchies, power relationships, and much more as in your final year you are able to choose two modules to further specialise your studies in. Not only this, but your second year of study will consist of an optional, semester long placement that allows you to experience real life, practice-based work within the sociological sector. A fun fact about BCU is that we are home to the UK’s first Centre for Brexit Studies, which you’ll be able to take advantage of if you so wish to focus your sociological studies that way.

Our sociology graduates have gone into a variety of different careers, including publishing, governmental roles, marketing, youth work, and many more.

Sociology and Criminology

Key Modules:
  • Crime, Punishment and Society
  • Contemporary Social Theory
  • Gender and Crime

The inclusion of criminology into this particular course allows you to learn about and understand crime in a sociological sense and relate it to wider society. You will be examining patterns between crime, inequality, social hierarchies, and more to form your own research and ideologies.

The course offers a range of opportunities to visit places relevant to your degree. If you decide to take our Rehabilitation, Reintegration, Re-entry and Therapeutic Communities module, you will take a visit to HMP Grendon, Britain’s only therapeutic prison community, where you can engage in a debate with the prisoners. Alongside this, there are plenty of guest speakers that come in to share their knowledge and hold workshops.

The Sociology and Criminology course shares its first year of study with the Sociology course, meaning that you can decide to transfer to either course if you wish.

Youth Work and Communities

Key Modules 

  • Working with Individuals, Groups and Communities
  • Equality, Diversity, Values and Social Justice
  • Leadership, Networking and Partnership Building in Youth and Community

Youth Work and Communities is a contemporary and exciting course, which has accreditation from the Joint Negotiating Committee, which is the Professional body that accredits Youth Workers in England and Wales.

Practice skills, cultural competencies, communication, placement and community engagement opportunities, have been built-in throughout the programme, to ensure you incrementally develop the essential and specialist skills and expertise to build thriving careers, working with diverse young people and communities.

The course focuses on an extensive range of topics, from equality and diversity to mental health and wellbeing, leadership and enterprise, and research skills, to name a few.  

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