Sociology A level

Step 1: Apply

Step 2: Interviews and taster events

As part of your application you will be invited to book an interview, to discuss your chosen course, where you will meet with an academic tutor from your chosen area of study for an informal discussion about your course choices, to ensure you have chosen the best course for your future ambitions.

This will give you the opportunity to ask questions and discuss anything about the course that you are unsure about. Please ensure you check your confirmation email for full details, so you do not miss your appointment.

You are initially only able to book an interview for your first choice course, please let us know if you would subsequently like to be able to book interviews for other courses by emailing admissions@paston.ac.uk

Step 3: Offer

This stage provides you with an outcome of your recent interview, which will confirm if you have been made an offer of a place on your chosen course.

All offers are provisional until the point of enrolment and most of our course offers are conditional, meaning there is entry criteria you need to meet before enrolling. This will be outlined in your offer letter.

Sometimes we are unable to offer you a place on your chosen course. If this happens the reasons will be discussed with you at your appointment and we will look at alternative options with you. We will be in contact to confirm the outcome and what to do next. We also have a team of specialist Course Advisers who are more than happy to look at alternative options with you and answer any questions you may have.

Step 4: Enrolment

Enrolment is the final stage before starting your course with us and takes place within the last two weeks of August. We require you to be available to attend your appointment in person at college, so we can complete all the required steps to enrolling you on your chosen course.

We may ask you to bring some documents with you so please read your enrolment invitation carefully.

Sociology is for thinkers and people who will question, debate and reflect upon the nature of society. Sociology is the study of society and the individuals within it. We consider the interactions and conflicts between people of different ethnicities, genders and social class backgrounds. Sociology will teach you to think in new and exciting ways to study yourself and the social world in which you live. You will have the opportunity to understand how social institutions and organisations developed over time and their continued impact on what you are able to do in society. Sociology will give you an understanding of the nature of human existence in social frameworks and provide you with theories and studies to effectively analyse inequality, discrimination and privilege. You will consistently want to question everything you have taken as fair and true! During the course you will study a fascinating combination of education, family and households, research methods, beliefs in society and crime and deviance. The breadth of these modules will equip you with a wealth of knowledge and skills to open up a huge variety of career opportunities. To enhance the learning experience of this subject, we have had many guest speakers ranging from meditation sessions with Buddhist monks to lectures from Mormons. As Sociology is about the world in which we live there are so many opportunities to travel and understand different cultures, beliefs and politics. We have taken our students to explore the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the Sistine Capel and the Colosseum in Rome and the Statue of Liberty, 9/11 Memorial, Harlem and Central Park in New York City. Do you want to be able to understand the reason why there is inequality and why people commit crimes? If the answer is yes, then this course is most certainly for you! You will need to have an open mind and be ready to challenge your preconceptions!.

There are three written exam papers at the end of the course that focus on the following topics: education and research methods; family, households, beliefs and society and crime, deviance, theory and methods.

3 A Level Programme

Minimum of 66444 at GCSE

You must also study English/Maths GCSE if you have not already achieved grade 4 in these subjects.

If you achieve a minimum of 3 GCSE's at grade 8 plus 5 at grade 7 and your English Language and Maths are at minimum grade 4, you will have the option to join the A Plus programme.

Please note that A Plus is designed for applicants to academic courses at Oxford, Cambridge or Russel Group.

Sociology will equip you with many transferable and invaluable skills. Whether you choose to study Sociology at university or not it will benefit your career path. The subject opens doors to careers in policing, teaching, social work, counselling, nursing, human resources and law.