Sociology A-Level Part 1

This qualification focuses on the issues that shape our society – like identity, inequality, power, education, crime and culture. You’ll explore how social groups interact and how family, media and education impact opportunities, behaviour and beliefs. This course builds valuable skills in critical thinking, analysis and argument construction — important in everyday life and widely valued if you want to work in sectors like education, social work, journalism, criminology or public policy.

The course consists of the following units:

  1. The Sociology of Education and Schools (School Relationships and Processes, School Sub-cultures)
  2. Educational Achievement (Class, Gender and Ethnicity and Educational Achievement, Educational Policies)
  3. Sociological Research Methods (Theory, methods, research, data sources, quantitative and qualitative data)
  4. The Sociology of Families and Households (Politics, social policy, changing families)
  5. Childhood Gender and Demographic Change (Gender roles and power, demographic change and the family)

Entry Requirements: Level 2 English

Assignments: Five written assignments.

Exams: Three invigilated, closed book exams (60 minutes each)

Prison Support Requirements: Support completion and submission of assignments. Organize and facilitate exams.

Tutor Support: Yes

What’s Next?  Sociology A-Level Part 2

Find Out More: From NEC here

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