Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	L3M9

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

Foundations of Human Rights
The Sociological Imagination
Researching Social Life I
Introduction to United States Sociology (optional)
Politics and Power (optional)

Year 2

Human Rights Organisations: International and Regional Institutions
Social Dimensions of Human Rights
Researching Social Life II
Continuity and Controversy in Sociology: Sociological Analysis II
Race, Class & Gender (optional)
Stratification Across the Life Course: Inequalities From Cradle to Grave (optional)

Final year

Selected Issues in Human Rights
Current Disputes in Sociology: Sociological Analysis III
Research Project: Sociology
Globalisation and Crime (optional)

Career opportunities

Our 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