BA (Hons) Sociology and Politics
Goldsmiths, University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
BA (Hons) Sociology and Politics
This degree gives you a thorough grounding in sociology and politics, in methods of social and political research, and in interdisciplinary approaches to political analysis.
Overview
Taught jointly between the Departments ofSociologyandPolitics and International Relations, this degrees main concern is with contemporary political issues, including the politics of race, gender, class and inequality, the state, nationalism, migration, social movements, the environment and new technologies.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1 compulsory modules
- Modern Knowledge, Modern Power
- Researching Society and Culture 1A
- Researching Society and Culture 1B
- Political Theory and Ideologies
Year 1 Option Modules
- World Politics
- UK and European Comparative Governance and Politics
- Colonialism, Power, and Resistance
- Introduction to Political Economy
- Introduction to Economic Policy
Year 2 compulsory modules
- Central Issues in Sociological Analysis
- The Making of the Modern World
- Social Change and Political Action
- Modern Political Theory
Year 2 Politics and International Relations options Module
- Making Modern Japan
- Chinese Politics: The Revolutionary Era
- US Politics and Foreign Policy
- Europe Since 1945
- Ideologies and Interests: Political Thought in Modern Britain
- International Trade
- International Monetary Economics
- Liberalism and its Critics
- Life: A User's Manual
- Modern Britain: Politics from 1979 - today
- Rough Politics
- Political Economy
- International Politics of the Middle East
- Politics of Vision
- The Politics of Popular Music
- Armed Politics and Political Violence
- Feminist Economics
Year 2 Sociology modules
- Leisure, Culture and Society
- The Body: Social Theory and Social Practice
- Social Change and Political Action
- Crimes Against Humanity
- Migration in Context
Year 3 compulsory modules
- Confronting the climate crisis
- Dissertation
Program Outcome
Students who achieve the best results during their undergraduate course may also get the chance to go on to postgraduate research for a higher degree with the aim of making a career in higher education either as a lecturer combining teaching with research or as a specialist researcher.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Sociologists enter careers that centre on the challenges and demands that members of a society face. This could be jobs in social services, education, criminal justice, welfare services, government, the voluntary sector, management, the creative industries, marketing and policy.
This degree enables graduates to go on to a wide range of careers, covering areas including:
- television
- the press
- political research
- national/local government
- advertising
- pressure groups and charities
- business and management
- market research
English Language Requirements
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