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BA Sociology

Year 3

(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)

Learning outcomes

On completion of this programme students should have provided evidence of knowledge of:
- key concepts and theoretical approaches that have been developed and are developing within sociology;
- social context, of the nature of social processes, and of social diversity and inequality;
- the value of comparative analysis;
- the relationship between individuals, groups and social institutions;
- the role of culture in social life and the social processes underpinning social change;
- a range of qualitative and quantitative research strategies and methods;
- the relationship between sociological argument and evidence;
- the distinctive character of sociology in relation to other forms of understanding, such as its relation to other disciplines and to everyday explanations (QAA, Benchmark; 3.2).

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- the transferable/key/generic skills necessary for employment related to Sociology;
- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;
- the deployment of decision making skills in complex and unpredictable situations;
- the communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in a variety of ways;
- the ability to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects of Sociology;
- work that draws on a wide variety of Sociological material;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received Sociological opinion;
- evidence of an ability to conduct independent, in depth enquiry within Sociology;
- Sociological work that is typically both evaluative and creative.

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