Politics and Sociology, BA (Hons), with industry placement

Course summary

Politics and sociology are both important disciplines which, through the study of different modes of social and political life, offer insight into the diverse and different groups and structures that make up society. At the forefront of contemporary social debates, BA (Hons) Politics and Sociology aims to engage students with emerging key themes relevant to both disciplines. In utilizing the staff expertise, this degree will engage in research led teaching, in order to provide students with insight to innovative academic theories and practices. The specialist modules taught are designed to advance students’ discipline specific knowledge and also help them develop a range of cognitive and practical skills; therefore this programme is not only designed to develop a student’s specialist knowledge of politics and sociology, but will equip students with a set of transferable skills relevant to further academic study and employment.

The programme aims to provide a broad grounding in the study of both disciplines and offers students an appreciation of the key themes driving contemporary politics and society. It considers the impact of major social changes, such as in demographics and changing family structures, and the influence of different political perspectives on the development of policies to deal with these and other challenges. For the most up to date module information, please visit the course page for this programme on our website. Some programmes provide you with the opportunity to focus your study in a particular area through optional modules. Timetabling arrangements may limit the availability of some optional modules to some students. As the options often reflect staff research interests, they may alter over time due to staff availability.