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BSc ( Hons ) Sociology
UCAS code L300
Duration 3 years full time , 4 years sandwich with work placement
Requirements A level : ABB-BBC , BTEC : DDM- DMM , Tariff points : 112-128 points .
Optional pathways You may follow an optional media studies pathway through this degree , involving modules in this complementary subject , leading to the exit award : BA ( Hons ) Sociology with Media Studies .
Humanities pathways available , see page 48 for more information
BSc ( Hons ) Sociology with Criminology
UCAS code LM40
Duration 3 years full time , 4 years sandwich with work placement
Requirements A level : ABB-BBC , BTEC : DMM-DDM , Tariff points : 112- 128 points .
By choosing certain optional modules on this course , you can get up to 80 credits of study towards your pre-qualification education , which can advantage your application to join the Probation Service .
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What ' s this course about ?
● Explore pressing contemporary social issues and social inequalities
● Develop the skills and knowledge to engage critically with the world around you
● Enhance your understanding of the world and learn to consider how you can help to change it
Example placements
● Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service
● Why Me ? Restorative Justice
● SEK International School , Spain
● Aurora New Dawn
Example topics
● Class , inequality and the lifecourse
● Developing your sociological imagination
● Modernity and globalisation
● Nationalism and migration : chaos , crisis and the everyday
● Equality or liberation ? Theorising social justice
What ' s this course about ?
● Learn about sociology ’ s attention to our individual lives and the ways in which they intersect with wider social structures
● Understand sociological theory and apply this to contemporary issues and different theories of crime
● Assess competing perspectives on society and crime , making evidencebased arguments
Example placements
● Why Me ? Restorative Justice
● SEK International School , Spain
● Aurora New Dawn
● Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service
Example topics
● Questioning criminology
● Gender and sexuality
● Researching criminology
● Emotions and social life
● Social power , elites and dissent
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Course highlights
● Study specialist areas of sociology that interest you most , such as nationalism ; happiness and emotions ; the body ; social class ; and gender , sexuality , and race
● Develop research skills and explore topics you care about , connecting your studies to society and issues of social justice
● Boost your career prospects and link your learning to the wider world by volunteering or doing a work placement
● Gain specialist insight and be taught by leading researchers in sociology
Future opportunities You ’ ll gain subject knowledge coupled with communication , research , critical thinking and analysis skills setting you up for a range of career options . Many of our sociology graduates go into people-focused roles , or into roles that allow them to do research , shape social policies or bring about social change .
Course highlights
● Explore how social theory helps explain how the criminal justice system in society is structured
● Engage with and evaluate current debate on the causes of crime and criminal justice responses
● Dedicated probation and policing routes for probation service or police force careers
● Gain valuable experience and learn essential skills with the option to undertake real-world research
● Increase your employability through local volunteer work or a work placement in a criminal justice organisation
● Look beyond mainstream perspectives and develop new ways of thinking about the effects of crime , its impact on individuals and societies and how we react to it
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‘ You ' ll learn how to see things differently and think critically about the world around you . ’
Emily Nicholls , Course Leader
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‘ I want to work in the Criminal Justice System , and the Sociology with Criminology course has enabled me to look at a wide range of possible explanations for events and behaviours to make decisions and recommendations on how best to treat individuals . ’
Megan Stock
Future opportunities
You ’ ll gain the skills you need to analyse society and crime . In addition to working in the police force or probation services , our graduates have taken on roles such as : a teacher , social researcher , detention custody officer and investigative analyst , as well as other roles in the criminal justice and security industries .
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BSc ( Hons ) Sociology with Psychology
UCAS code L3C8
Duration 3 years full time , 4 years sandwich with work placement
Requirements A level : ABB-BBC , BTEC : DDM- DMM , Tariff points : 112-128 points .
What ' s this course about ?
● Explore what sociology can teach us about our individual lives and how they relate to society
● Find out what social , critical and community psychology can reveal about how people communicate and interact with each other
● Learn to practise psychology in ways that better contribute to social justice and community wellbeing
● Study traditional and social psychology topics and research , to explore some of the most pressing social issues of our time
Example placements
● Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service
● Why Me ? Restorative Justice
● Aurora New Dawn
Example topics
● Psychology for the social sciences
● Emotions and social life
● Modernity and globalisation
● Psychology in the community
‘ The lecturers are my favourite part of the course . They have a clear passion for what they are teaching us and it really shows in all the support they give to us students . This extends to outside the classroom as well – they really care for us and our wellbeing . ’
Castiel Martin BA ( Hons ) Sociology with Psychology
Course highlights
● Learn about the latest developments in the field from our specialist research staff
● Assess competing perspectives and make reasoned arguments
● Research current issues in society
● Opportunity to spend a sandwich year studying abroad or doing a work placement
● Gain skills and boost your career prospects by volunteering or doing a work placement alongside your studies
Future opportunities You ’ ll gain the skills and experience to work in fields where an understanding of the interaction between society and the individual is an asset . Our graduates are working in social work , counselling and HR , as well as teaching , sales , marketing and management .
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‘ I chose Portsmouth because it ' s close to where I live – I ' m lucky to live close to a Goldrated uni . I am most interested in Psychology but the Sociology part has given me a lot more insight into humanity . ’
Nikoletta Romsics
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