Politics and Sociology BA (Hons)

at University of Sussex

Year 1

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• 21st Century Sociology

• British Political History

• Explanatory Concepts in Political Science

• Themes and Perspectives in Sociology I

Spring teaching

• Foundations of Politics

• Making the Familiar Strange

• Research Skills and Methods in Political Science

• Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II

Year 2 

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Doing Social Research: working with quantitative data

• European Politics

• Modern Political Thought

Spring teaching

• Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data

Year 3

Options

You choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.

Autumn teaching

• Death of Socialism?

• Identity and Interaction

• Political Change: Contemporary France

• Political Change: Eastern Europe in Transition

• Political Change: Global Crisis and European Political Economy

• Political Change: India

• Political Change: Political Parties and Party Systems

• Political Change: Politics and International Business

• Political Change: The European Union as a Global Actor

• Political Change: the Politics of Brexit

• Political Change: The Rise of Anti-politics

• Sexualities / Intimacies / Intersections

• Sociology of Fun (Aut)

• Sociology Research Proposal

• Surveillance, Technology and Control

• Transcendence, Devotion and Desire

Spring teaching

• Alternative Societies (Spr)

• Democracy and Inequality

• Feminism and Women's Political Activism in Britain

• Governing Technology

• Human Rights, Security and Decoloniality

• Independent Study/Internship Option

• Medicine and the Body

• Migration, Identity, and Home

• Parties and Voters in the UK

• Political Corruption

• Postcolonial Europe?

• Sexualities / Intimacies / Intersections

• Sociology Project

• The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Spr)

• The Politics of Feeling

International Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

European Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

Overall result of at least 75% to 77%.

Other international qualifications

Typical offer    

Standard XII results

• 80% from ISC Indian School certificate of Education (CISCE)  

• 80% from SSC All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE)

• 80% HSC Higher Secondary Certificate ( Maharashtra )

Additional requirements    

Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis.

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component

Tuition Fees for UK Students per year:
£9,250

Tuition Fees for Overseas Students per year:
£21,500