Sociology

Please apply for all courses via Help You Choose. Applications will open on October 21st.

In order to ensure success in the Sixth Form, we have designed different pathways to suit your individual needs. Please see below for the specific entry criteria. In addition to this, students will need to check the specific entry criteria for their chosen subjects by checking each course descrpition.

The General Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure about which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible by gaining UCAS points with their Module Two Option.

Module One: three A Levels

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Combined Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible.

Module One – either one of the three below options:

Two A-levels and one specialist qualification (equivalent to one A Level)

One A-level and two specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Three specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Module Two: Enrichment Course

Module Three: Academic Coaching

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Specialist Pathway

This pathway is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take. Please refer to our on offer to view the range.

Module One: Advanced Specialist Qualification

Module Two: Work Placement

Module Three: Enrichment Course

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Extended Pathway

This pathway is for students aspiring to study at Oxbridge or one of the Russell Group Universities or who want to follow a high-demand course such as Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Law or Engineering.

Module One: Three A Levels

Module Two: One Advanced Subsidiary Level

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 5 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 5 or above.

The T Level Pathway

This course is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take.

Module One: T Level Course

Module Two: Industry Placement

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

Sociology is the investigation of the way society works and why humans do the things they do as a society. Sociology seeks to answer questions such as: how important is social class in learning? What causes poverty and social exclusion and what are the solutions? We ask if there is too much crime on the streets and who exercises power in our lives. We observe and question the rapid globalisation of social life. Do we treat ethnic minorities differently? Everything we do has sociological implications. If you study Sociology, you will acquire knowledge and a critical understanding of contemporary social processes and structures such as gender, social class, race and ethnicity, culture and identity.

AS/Year 12

Sociological Research Methods in the Context of the Sociology of Education

The importance of social class, gender and ethnicity.

Educational achievement and policy

Analysis of research methods

Sociological Research Methods and Topics in Sociology

Families and Households: The role of men and women in the family, divorce rate, civil partnerships, the role of children.

A Level/Year 13

Topics in Sociology:

Beliefs in Society

Ideology, science and religion and the significance of this in the contemporary world.

The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Study of Sociological Theories and Methods:

Theories of crime

State crime and green crime

Criminal justice system

Analysis of theory and research activities

AS Assessment Two written papers each worth 50%

A Level Assessment Three written papers each worth 33.3%

You will need to achieve the pathway criteria, please see the prospectus for further information

You will need to achieve a Grade 4 or above in Mathematics

You will need to achieve a Grade 4 or above in English Language

You will develop confidence in discussion and awareness of issues, together with problem solving and critical thinking, equipping you well to progress to Higher Education or into employment in areas such as Journalism, Law, Welfare or Health are possible, the focus being on people and their lives.