Sociology

Course Title: A-Level Sociology

Type: A-Level

Entry Requirements:

Prospective students will need a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 9 to 4 including English and Mathematics. Applicants must achieve a minimum of grade 6 in English.

About:

A-Level Sociology explores how society is structured, how it changes, and how it affects individuals and groups. You’ll investigate issues such as culture, identity, family, education, crime, and social inequality, developing a critical understanding of the social world. This course encourages independent thinking, analysis, and the ability to evaluate evidence, helping you make sense of contemporary social issues and debates.

Key Topics Include:

• Social Structures and Processes: families, education, social stratification, and institutions.
• Research Methods: understanding, conducting, and evaluating sociological research.
• Crime and Deviance: causes, consequences, and social responses.
• Education, RM Theory and crime plus two option blocks.

Assessment:

Assessment is through written examinations, focusing on knowledge, application, and evaluation of sociological theory and evidence.

What students say:

I chose Sociology A-Level because I want to study Criminology at University and I was attracted to the crime and deviance topic.  I have learnt many new things about how different theorists believe society works.  I have also learnt how to think critically, analyse and evaluate.