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Description
This degree is designed for highly motivated students with a keen interest in all aspects of human behaviour and society. It provides rigorous training in a range of methodologies and research skills appropriate to sociology.
The course is concerned with developing theories that explain the changing nature of social behaviour in our own and other societies. The kinds of question with which we are concerned are: What is society? How and why is it changing? What are the opportunities for future change and development?
The earliest sociologists tried to understand the major issues of their time poverty, unemployment, social conflict, and the social and economic consequences of rapid and profound industrial and economic change. Sociologists today continue to examine how such social issues are redefined by contemporary processes of individualisation, globalisation and the rapid growth of new forms of communication.
Within this broad framework, a central theme of Sociology at Brunel is the study of the development of social change and transformations. Among the more specific interests of Brunel sociologists are, for example, the public sphere, social theory, celebrity culture, the influence of the media, media regulation, urban spaces, crime and addiction, multiculturalism and comedy cultures. These various interests strongly reflect the options available in the third level of the course.
The focus of study is upon all aspects of human behaviour: its personal, social and cultural dimensions. We have a strong research reputation that enhances all our undergraduate teaching, with particular expertise in areas such as: neuropsychology; psychoanalysis; developmental psychology; social psychology; contemporary social structure and social change; the role of science and the media; ethnicity and kinship; and power, inequality and prejudice in modern societies. All of our academic staff are actively engaged in research and many have international reputations in their field.
We provide a stimulating introduction to the social sciences by teaching a broad base of cross-disciplinary modules in the first year. Thereafter, you specialise increasingly in your particular disciplines.
Our courses will help you to develop specific skills in the practical methods associated with your discipline, including ethnographic fieldwork. A full range of laboratory and technical facilities is used in the teaching of experimental psychology, video production, psychophysics and the use of information technology.
Aims
You will develop specific skills in the practical methods associated with sociology and will explore in-depth the major issues and approaches within this and related disciplines. This is a broad-based degree which enables students to specialise in areas which particularly fascinate them.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee- GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
- GBP 13000 Year (Non-EEA)
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
- English
Course Content
This course provides a stimulating and wide-ranging introduction to the theories, methods and findings of sociology and social theory, and offers opportunities for specialisation in particular areas, such as health and illness, deviance, social theory, the media and culture, race and ethnicity, and the sociology of urban spaces.
Level 1
Level 1 will introduce you to the main themes in the social sciences.
Typical modules:
Introduction to Sociology
Globalisation
Introduction to Social and Cultural Research
Media, Culture and Society
Introduction to Social Enquiry
Individual and Social Processes
Level 2
At Level 2, you will take modules in sociological theory and methods and contemporary social institutions. You can also follow modules chosen from the other social sciences.
Typical modules:
Social Divisions
Sociology of Everyday Life: Issues in Contemporary Culture
Research in Practice
Work and Society
Plus two options from:
Ethnography of the Contemporary World
Media Genres and Society
History and Theory of Social Anthropology
British Ethnic Minorities
Level 3
At Level 3, you can choose from a variety of options including celebrities, representation and power, new media, media discourses and media audiences.
Typical modules:
City Lives: Bodies, Spaces and Interaction
Television Studies
Comedy, Culture and the Media
Understanding Audiences
Crime, Deviance and Addiction
Health and the New Politics of Protest
Sociology of Health and Illness
The Age of New Media
Multiculturalism
Popular Music and Popular Culture
English Language Requirements
IELTS band : 6.5 CAE score : 60(Grade C) TOEFL paper-based test score : 580 TOEFL iBT® test : 92
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test.Requirements
GCE A-level BBB
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma DDD in a related subject.
BTEC Level 3 Diploma DD in a related subject with an A-Level at grade B.
BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma D in a related subject with A-Levels grade BB.
International Baccalaureate Diploma 32 points.
Access to Higher EducationDiploma Complete and pass a related subject Access course with 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2 with Merits in all units.
GCSE Mathematics grade C and GCSE English grade C are also required.
Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants as well as our full GCSE requirements and accepted equivalencies in place of GCSEs.
English Language Requirements
IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
Pearson: 58 (51 in all subscores)
BrunELT: 65% (min 55% in all areas)
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Want to improve your English level for admission?
Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.
- ✔️ Flexible study schedule
- ✔️ Experienced teachers
- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Access Bursary
Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.
- Alumni Bursary
Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Brunel University.
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