Sociology and Politics - BA (Hons)

at University of Kent

Stage 1

Compulsory modules currently include

• POLI3350 - Making Sense of Politics (30 credits)

• SOCI3360 - Sociology of Everyday Life (15 credits)

• SOCI3370 - Fundamentals of Sociology (15 credits)

• SOCI4080 - Sociological Theory: The Classics (15 credits)

• WSHOPWRIT - Write,Right (0 credits)

Stage 2

Compulsory modules currently include

• POLI6610 - Fact, Evidence, Knowledge and Power (15 credits)

• POLI6870 - Political Research Analysis (30 credits)

• SOCI7270 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (15 credits)

• WSHOPWRIT - Write,Right (0 credits)

Stage 3

Optional modules may include

• ANTB5560 - Human and Social Sciences in the Classroom (15 credits)

• POLI5550 - The United Nations (15 credits)

• POLI5630 - Foreign Policy Analysis and Management (15 credits)

• POLI5970 - Governance & Politics of Contemporary China (15 credits)

• POLI6110 - Politics of the European Union (15 credits)

• POLI6170 - Contemporary Politics and Government in the United States (30 credits)

• POLI6230 - Modern Political Thought (15 credits)

• POLI6290 - Terrorism and Political Violence (15 credits)

• POLI6300 - Politics of The Middle East (15 credits)

• POLI6380 - Political Behaviour in Britain (15 credits)

• POLI6560 - Humans at War (15 credits)

• POLI6580 - The Rise of China (15 credits)

• POLI6600 - International Conflict and Cooperation (15 credits)

• POLI6660 - Religion and International Politics (15 credits)

• POLI6760 - The Radical Right in Western Democracies (15 credits)

• POLI6830 - Politics in East Asia (15 credits)

• POLI6840 - Contemporary Development and Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific (15 credits)

• POLI6880 - Research Dissertation (30 credits)

• POLI6890 - Who Do You Think You Are? On Critical Identity Theories (15 credits)

• POLI6910 - Governance and War in Cyberspace (15 credits)

• POLI6920 - Nationalism (15 credits)

• PSYC6370 - Forensic Psychology: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives (15 credits)

• SOCI5012 - Analysing Data in the Real World (30 credits)

• SOCI5013 - 'You think you're better than me?' The Sociology of Status (15 credits)

• SOCI5014 - Education in a Global World (15 credits)

• SOCI5050 - Theories of Crime and Harm (30 credits)

• SOCI5090 - Health, Illness and Medicine (30 credits)

• SOCI5250 - Environmental Politics (15 credits)

• SOCI5320 - Sociology of Mental Health (15 credits)

• SOCI5330 - Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice (15 credits)

• SOCI5350 - Youth and Crime (15 credits)

• SOCI5360 - Criminal Justice in Modern Britain:Development, Issues and Politics (30 credits)

• SOCI5370 - Race and Racism (15 credits)

• SOCI5440 - Gender, Work and Equality (15 credits)

• SOCI5750 - Poverty, Inequality and Social Security (15 credits)

• SOCI6010 - Welfare in Modern Britain (30 credits)

• SOCI6011 - 'Selfies': Individualization and Society (15 credits)

• SOCI6012 - Ethnicity and Identity in Multi-ethnic Societies (15 credits)

• SOCI6050 - Crime , Media and Culture (15 credits)

• SOCI6210 - Narrative, Myth and Cultural Memory (15 credits)

• SOCI6220 - State Crime and Resistance (15 credits)

• SOCI6240 - Learning by Giving - Philanthropy in Action (15 credits)

• SOCI6250 - Caring for Vulnerable Adults: Understanding Social Care (15 credits)

• SOCI6260 - Animals and Society (15 credits)

• SOCI6450 - The Third Sector: Charities and Social Enterprises in Modern Societies (15 credits)

• SOCI6570 - Digital Culture (15 credits)

• SOCI6590 - Risk and Society (15 credits)

• SOCI6680 - The Sociology of Work (15 credits)

• SOCI6700 - Kent Student Volunteering (15 credits)

• SOCI6760 - Cultures of Embodiment (30 credits)

• SOCI6790 - Research Dissertation (30 credits)

• SOCI6830 - Cultural Studies Research Dissertation (30 credits)

• SOCI6840 - Globalisation (15 credits)

• SOCI7120 - Urban Sociology (15 credits)

• SOCI7270 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (15 credits)

• SOCI7360 - Sociology of Religion (15 credits)

• SOCI7420 - Emotion, Media and Culture (15 credits)

• SOCI7480 - The Practice of Social Research (30 credits)

• SOCI7500 - Popular Culture, Media and Society (15 credits)

• SOCI7511 - Young People and Violence (15 credits)

• SOCI7550 - Migration and Belonging (15 credits)

• SOCI7600 - Technology, Control and Cyber Crime (15 credits)

• A level

  BBB 
   

•  GCSE

  Mathematics grade C / 4
   

•  Access to HE Diploma

  The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.
   

•  BTEC Nationals

  Distinction, Distinction, Merit in Countryside Management, Animal Management or Applied Science. Other subjects will be considered on a case-by-case basis

   

•  International Baccalaureate

  30 points overall or 15 points at HL, including 5 at HL or 6 at SL in Biology, Geography, Environmental Science, Psychology, Geology, Chemistry, Physics or Maths.

   

•  International Foundation Programme

  Pass all components of the University of Kent International Foundation Programme with a 60% overall average including 60% in LZ045 Life Sciences (1 & 2), 60% in LZ036 Academic Skills (and 50% in LZ013 Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).

   

•  T level

  The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.
  
  IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in R&W; 5.5 in S&L)

• Home full-time            £9250
   
• EU full-time                 £13000
   
• International full-time    £17400

As part of your degree, you develop critical thinking, transferable knowledge and skills that enable you to work in a variety of professions.
 

Our graduates have gone on to work in:
 

• national and local government
• practical politics
• social and cultural policy
• international institutions and NGOs
• the organisation of social and community projects
• media, journalism, broadcasting
• social services.