Sociology with Psychology, BA (Hons)

Our BA in Sociology with Psychology provides an integrated exploration of two complementary social sciences, offering a thorough understanding of key concepts in contemporary sociology and psychology and their relevance to everyday life. Students develop skills in analysing macro and micro data, crafting confident arguments, and conducting research, supported by hands-on opportunities, work placements, and links with London-based community organisations and NGOs.The program features a supportive learning environment with free electronic textbooks, personalised guidance from experienced tutors, and the option to extend studies for a paid year-long placement to enhance employable skills. Graduates often pursue careers in research, teaching, management, and strategic roles.

Year 1 Mind and Behaviour in Context (30 credits) - Compulsory Finding Your Voice: Communication and Academic Skills for Sociologists (15 credits) - Compulsory Sociology: The Big Ideas (15 credits) - Compulsory Exploring Inequality Qualitatively (15 credits) - Compulsory Sociology in Action (15 credits) - Compulsory Everyday Sociology: Contemporary Ideas and Debates (15 credits) - Compulsory Measuring Social Inequalities (15 credits) - Compulsory Year 2 Research Methods for Studying Contemporary Society (30 credits) - Compulsory Contemporary Issues in Psychology (30 credits) - Compulsory Sociological Theory (15 credits) - Compulsory Sociology of Intimate and Personal Lives: Family, Friendship and Self (15 credits) - Optional Digital Media and the Social World (15 credits) - Optional Volunteering for Engagement and Professional Development (15 credits) - Optional Religion, Self and Society (15 credits) - Optional Victimology (15 credits) - Optional Our Social World: Welfare, Care, Education and Housing in Contemporary Britain (15 credits) - Optional Gender and Crime (15 credits) - Optional Cities and Communities (15 credits) - Optional Sociology and Social Change (15 credits) - Compulsory Year 3 Dissertation (30 credits) - Compulsory Digital and Visual Methods (15 credits) - Optional Gender, Sexuality and Society (15 credits) - Optional Life Course, Health and Disability (15 credits) - Optional Learning at Work (15 credits) - Optional Lifespan Stages: Adult Stages of Development (15 credits) - Optional Key Issues and Controversies in the Psychology of Elite Sport Performance (15 credits) - Optional The Psychology of Stress, Motivation and Work-Life Balance (15 credits) - Optional Evolutionary Approaches to Behaviour (15 credits) - Optional The Science of Intimate Relationships (15 credits) - Optional Psychology of Music (15 credits) - Optional Therapeutic Psychology (15 credits) - Optional Lifespan Issues: Impact of Life Experience (15 credits) - Optional Critical Forensic Psychology (15 credits) - Compulsory