BSc (Hons) Politics and Sociology
Course Overview
This BSc (Hons) Politics and Sociology program offers a global perspective on political systems and the social forces that shape our world. You will develop critical analytical skills to understand political problems, socio-cultural change, and the structures that underpin society. The course provides an in-depth exploration of how politics and sociology intersect with contemporary issues like inequality, identity, and climate change.
Key Program Highlights
- Study political systems across the globe, from North America and Europe to South Asia and emerging global powers.
- Gain expertise in contemporary social issues, including inequality, racism, migration, and the media, from leading experts in these fields.
- Learn to analyze the interplay between political institutions, big corporations, and social inequalities.
- Benefit from a program with a top 11 UK ranking for research quality in Politics (The Times Good University Guide, 2020).
- Join a university renowned for graduate employability, with sociology graduates earning 23% more than the UK average one year after graduation.
Course Overview
This BSc (Hons) Politics and Sociology program offers a global perspective on political systems and the social forces that shape our world. You will develop critical analytical skills to understand political problems, socio-cultural change, and the structures that underpin society. The course provides an in-depth exploration of how politics and sociology intersect with contemporary issues like inequality, identity, and climate change.
Key Program Highlights
- Study political systems across the globe, from North America and Europe to South Asia and emerging global powers.
- Gain expertise in contemporary social issues, including inequality, racism, migration, and the media, from leading experts in these fields.
- Learn to analyze the interplay between political institutions, big corporations, and social inequalities.
- Benefit from a program with a top 11 UK ranking for research quality in Politics (The Times Good University Guide, 2020).
- Join a university renowned for graduate employability, with sociology graduates earning 23% more than the UK average one year after graduation.
Requirements
Modules
- Introduction to Studying and Researching Politics
- British Politics since 1990
- Introduction to Social Theory
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- The Making of the Modern World
- What’s Trending (Current Affairs in Politics and International Relations)
- Political Theories and Ideologies
- Comparative Government and Politics
- Research Methods
- Advanced Research Methods
- Politics and Society of the Middle East
- West European Politics and Society
- North American Politics and Society
- East Asian Politics and Society
- South Asian Politics and Society
- The Politics and Policies of the European Union
- Political Economy: Approaches, Concepts and Issues
- International Climate Politics
- Social Theory for a Changing World
- Global Society
- Embodiment and Feminist Theory
- Media and Society
- Kith and Kin: Family Lives in a Social Context
- Material Worlds: Culture, Objects and Practices
- Racisms
- Digital Methods for Social Science and the Humanities
- Research Skills and Politics Dissertation
- Dissertation (Sociology)
- African Politics: From the Colonial Period to the Present Day
- The American Presidency
- Chinese Politics and Society
- Writing and Reporting of Conflict and Violence
- EuroSim: Learning Negotiation through Simulation Games
- Gender and Politics
- Interest Groups and Lobbying
- Politics and Islam: Past and Present
- Politics of Development
- Religion and Politics in Contemporary Europe
- Sport and Politics
- Technology and Digital Politics
- Debates in Contemporary British Politics
- Political Parties
- Understanding Foreign Policies
- Work, Organisations and Society
- Bodies, Power and Resistance
- Contemporary Social Movements
- Corporate Power
- Pregnancy and Politics
- Education for the 21st Century
- Religion and Society
- Migration, Borders and Belonging
- Health Policy
- The Challenges of Climate Change
- Community Engagement
- Elites