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UCAS CODE: L300

Course options

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Bishop Otter Campus (AC)

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


Understand the world around you and how it will shape the future

Are you interested in how the world works? Does your future career involve making a difference to people and the world around you? Our BA (Hons) Sociology course provides you an in-depth understanding of how the world works and how it will evolve in the coming years and decades.


Explore the complex nature of human society

This course helps you make sense of what is happening in this period of incredible, fast-moving change, as you consider what aspects have been positive and exciting and what areas have created conflict, confusion, and challenge.


Study a variety of thought-provoking topics such as:

- How people are given social status.- How gender, class, and ethnicity impact the opportunities given to us.- How culture shapes our personalities, values, and outlooks.- The role of the media in promoting ideologies.- How social change can come about through collective action and activism.


Focus on contemporary issues through a global lens

Throughout the course, you will develop skills in cultural competence, research, critical and analytical thinking as you gain a deeper understanding of a range of social issues within both British and international contexts.


Consider a wide variety of domestic and international issues including:

- Social justice- Poverty- Discrimination- Migration- Developmental psychology- Celebrity culture- Consequences of the climate crisis


Develop your own critical thinking skills

This course will not tell you what to think, but rather provide you with the knowledge and skills you will need critically consider the world around you, as you follow your own passion within the subject and undertake your own independent research.


Gain the knowledge and skills needed to make a difference

You will develop key skills in research techniques, critical thinking, and analysis that you could use in a wide range of potential future careers, especially in fields that make a difference to communities.


Learn from expert staff who really get to know you

Our small, interactive seminars mean you are seen as an individual and not just another face in the crowd, as our team of experienced experts get to know you and how best to support your academic and personal development.


On this course you will:

- Explore how the world works, why it works, and how it could change.- Consider a wide range of thought-provoking topics in both national and international contexts.- Develop your own critical thinking, research, and analysis skills that you can apply to a range of future careers.- Learn in smaller classes that allow our expert teaching staff to really get to know you and your needs.

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Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 15,240per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Chichester

  • University League Table

    63rd

  • Campus address

    Bishop Otter Campus (AC), College Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6PE, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    87th out of 103 13

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    87 43%

    96th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    n/a

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.29 82%

    10th

    5

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