Sociology A-Level

Sociology allows students to explore society and how groups, organisations, institutions interact with individuals and each other.

The Sociology A-Level course allows students to have a more profound understanding of the world around them as well as their own experiences. 

Topics that students might look at include; families and relationships, youth subcultures, health, work, poverty, crime and deviance, education, beliefs in society, media and global development and power and stratification. In addition, students will look at research methods including: research design; qualitative and quantitative research; data; sociological methods. Students will also look at the relationship between sociology and social policy. 

Format

Independent reading and essay-based subject. 

Key Skills Acquired

Understanding of contemporary social processes, analysis and problem-solving, critical thinking, linking theoretical and conceptual issues, form logical arguments, global outlook. 

Complimentary A-Levels

Geography, Psychology, English Language & Literature, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Modern Foreign Languages, Politics, Business Studies, Economics, Drama, Biology.

Typical Assessment

Examinations. 

Exam Boards

England, Wales and Northern Ireland Exam Boards: AQA, OCR, CCEA, WJEC, Pearson Edexcel (UK)

International Exam Boards: Cambridge International Education (CIE), Pearson Edexcel (International)

Career Options

Social work, social policy, social research, teaching, police, social care, market researcher, advertising and marketing, international aid/development work, human resources, community development, counsellor, probation, urban planning, diversity, marketing, public relations, community health, child welfare. 

UK Universities Include

University of Lincoln, University of Essex, University of Lancaster, University of Leicester, University of Exeter, University of Manchester, University of Greenwich, University of Roehampton, University of Glasgow, University of Southampton, University of Surrey, University of Westminster, University of Bristol, University of Stirling, University of Liverpool, University of Reading, University of Cambridge, University of Hertfordshire, University of East Anglia, University of Sussex, University of Kent, University of Sheffield, University of Warwick, University of Gloucestershire, University of York, University of Portsmouth, University of Nottingham, University of Birmingham, University of Durham, Swansea University, London South Bank University, University of Aberdeen, University of Northampton, University of Leeds, Goldsmiths University of London, University of Oxford, University of Hull, Cardiff University, University of Edinburgh, Manchester Metropolitan University

Exam Boards

England, Wales and Northern Ireland Exam Boards: AQA, OCR, WJEC, 

International Exam Boards: Cambridge International Education (CIE)

Career Options

Social policy, social research, medicine, politics, charity, government, teaching, police, social care, market research, nursing, international development. 

UK Universities Included

University of Winchester, University of Birmingham, University of Aberdeen, University of Leeds, University of East Anglia, University of Roehampton, University of Chichester, University of South Wales, University of Nottingham, University of Westminster, University of Glasgow, University of Lancaster, University of Hertfordshire, University of Leicester, University of Cumbria, University of Kent, University of Oxford, University of Sunderland, University of Lincoln, Cardiff University, University of Edinburgh, University of Liverpool, University of Chester, University of Cambridge, University of Bedfordshire, University of Stirling, University of Buckingham, University of York, University of Bristol, University of Sheffield, University of Warwick, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, University of Manchester, University of Hull, University of St Andrews, University of Exeter, University of Northampton, University of Gloucester, University of Durham, King’s College London