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Institution

ARU College

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Program Level

BA(Hons)

Program

Sociology

Summary

• Join a well-regarded course – our Sociology courses ranked 18th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2024 and scored 93% for “Freedom of students to express ideas, opinions and beliefs” in the National Student Survey 2024.
• Specialise in areas that interest you on optional modules, including the impact of intoxicants on societies, social policy and change, global feminisms, cybercrime, "woke wars", and digital methods.
• Learn about and apply a range of social research methods to understand how global issues affect different communities.
• Prepare for your future career with the opportunity to conduct your own workplace research, gaining valuable practical experience and insight into different approaches to social issues.
• Learn from sociologists who specialise in social policy and theory and undertake research into a wide range of sociological issues - the impact of our sociology research was assessed as 'world-leading' in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.
• Choose to take an optional placement year; this might be in a governmental organisation, NGO, charity or social enterprise – wherever your own interests lead you.
• Enhance your CV further by studying abroad for a semester, with funding on offer to help cover the cost.

On this degree you'll explore what shapes societies and individual lives, the relations that connect individuals, groups and institutions within societies and those that the divide them.

As a BA (Hons) Sociology student at ARU, you’ll look at the work of classical sociologists, such as Weber, Du Bois and Marx, while adopting a decolonial approach to understand how sociology as a discipline is changing to respond to global issues. Through the study and application of social research methods viz., interviewing, group discussions, statistical analysis, etc., you will acquire transferable skills to take with you into a wide range of careers.

Tuition Fees

16700.00

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BA Hons Sociology

Intake

September

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Year Length

3

Program Length

3 years

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