BASociology with Psychosocial Studies (Including Placement Year)

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, sandwich
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	LCJ8

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Researching Social Life I
The Sociological Imagination
Popular Film, Literature and Television: A Psychoanalytic Approach (Freud and Jung)
Sex, Politics and Religion
Media, Culture and Society (optional)

Year 2

Continuity and Controversy in Sociology: Sociological Analysis II
Social Psychology (Sociology): Self and Interaction
The Unconscious: Psychoanalysis, Culture, and Society – Freud
The Unconscious: Analytical Psychology, Culture and Society – Jung
Researching Social Life II

Final year

Current Disputes in Sociology: Sociological Analysis III
Psychiatry and Mental Illness
Counselling Skills with Children and Adolescents – Theory
Research Project: Sociology
Organisational Dynamics – Theory

Career opportunities

Sociology students are in demand from a wide range of employers in a host of occupations, including local and central government, NGOs, social work, market research, project management, fundraising, auditing, marketing, case-work, youth and community work, voluntary sector management and lobbying.

Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

The Institute of Public Finance
Guardian Professional
Home Officer
Synergy Healthcare Research
Ipsos-Mori