Sociology with Psychology, BSc (Hons)

This three-year degree in sociology integrates modules in psychology, examining how social relations evolve, structural inequalities shape society, and aspects of cognition, development, and behaviour are influenced. Students will explore key topics such as gender, class, race, migration, family life, work, and popular culture, while developing critical thinking and methodological skills for analysing social and psychological data.The programme, enhanced by City’s Q-Step Centre, builds data literacy and quantitative expertise, offering a quantitative methods pathway with a Year 2 data placement and optional international opportunities. It includes an optional placement year and access to London-based internships in areas like media, crime, justice, human rights, and mental health. Assessment focuses on coursework, including essays, reports, presentations, and a final-year project. Modules span sociological theory, social change, psychology subfields, and electives on digital data, global migration, and employment, subject to change.

Year 1 Core Modules: Learning from Social Data Data and the Social World Thinking Sociologically Sociology in Action Social (Justice) Research: Qualitative Approaches Academic and Professional Practice Core Elective Modules: Cognitive Approaches to Mind and Behaviour History and Theory of Psychology Biological Approaches to Mind and Behaviour Lifespan Psychology Year 2 Core Modules: Contemporary Social Theory Social Action Project Understanding Social Change Sociology of Race and Racism Gender and Society Core Elective Modules: Quantitative Analysis of Social Research Data Qualitative Analysis of Social Research Data Biological Psychology Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Personality and Differential Psychology Year 3 Core Module: Sociology Project Core Elective Modules: Decision Making and Behavioural Economics Approaches to Autism Health Psychology Organisational Psychology Cognitive Development Psychological Illnesses, Brain Damage, & Dreams: Malfunctions of Mind Memory and the Law Introduction to Counselling Psychology Elective Modules: Interrogating Digital Data Digital Cultures and Everyday Life Global Migration Processes Broken Britain? Culture, Employment and Society Work and Workers Emotions, Identity and Relationships Celebrity & Society Multivariate Analysis Education, Skills and the Job Market Poverty: What Counts? Crime, Culture and the City Culture, Racisms and Resistance Urban Violence and Public Health Policy Criminal Justice in Crisis Sport, the Body and Deviance Micro-Placements Industry Projects Mentoring and Coaching for Leadership Module are subject to change.