Sociology with Foundation Year
University of Salford
UCAS Code: L305 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Salford
UCAS Code: L305 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A Minimum of 80 UCAS Points from a minimum of 2 A Level are equivalent qualifications
80 UCAS Points from Approved Access to HE Diploma
80 UCAS Points
A Minimum of 80 UCAS Points
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About this course
The Foundation Year of this four-year programme provides a solid grounding in key social sciences subjects, preparing you for further study in the associated degree programme. You will focus on effective communication and study skills, alongside foundational subjects in social sciences and social care practice. This year introduces you to essential theories and concepts, offering a broad understanding of the disciplines to support your progression into more advanced study.
On the full course, you’ll explore human connections and relationships, examining how social structures like class, race, and gender shape behaviour. You'll tackle pressing issues such as poverty, sexism, austerity, immigration, privacy, and social unrest, gaining a deep understanding of cultural and everyday life.
In today’s rapidly changing world, societies are grappling with crises that demand careful analysis. From the cost of living crisis in the UK to global environmental challenges and international conflicts, many communities are facing significant shifts—sometimes becoming unaffordable or uninhabitable. At the same time, digital technologies are fostering unprecedented connections, and cultural changes are empowering individuals to express identities once suppressed or even criminalised. As a Sociology student, you’ll study these historical and contemporary changes, understanding their impact on society and how they can drive major social transformations.
Modules
- **Year one:** Contemporary Challenges in Crime and Society, Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Culture, Power and Deviance, Social Divisions and Inequality, Social Justice in Action, and Thinking Sociologically.
- **Year two core modules:** Research Problems and Methods: Making it Count, Research Problems and Methods: Qualitatively Better, and Understanding the Social World.
- **Year two optional modules (choose three):** Critical Perspectives on Policing, Critical Victimology, Environmental Justice, Globalisation, Society and Crime, Human Rights, Genocide and Resistance, Internet Risk and Security, Policing and Social Control, Violence in Society. You can replace an option with a University Wide Language module at level 5.
- **Year three core module (choose one):** Extended Essay, Dissertation, or Work: Practice and Reflection.
- **Year three optional modules (choose four):** Bodies: Biology to Blushing, Crime, Society and Racialisation, Critical Approaches to (Counter) Terrorism, Critical Perspectives on Policing, Critical Victimology, Digital Society, Environmental Justice, Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Genocide and Resistance, Identities and Interactions, Internet Risk and Security, Migration and Socio-Legal Dynamics, Prisons and Punishment: Responses to Crime, Probation and Rehabilitation, Violence in Society, and The Criminal Justice Process.
Assessment methods
You will be assessed during the foundation year through a group presentation and individual reflective essay, a personal learning statement essay, a written exam, two essays, a 5-minute presentation, a portfolio project, and a reflective portfolio.
To find out more about assessment for the remaining three years, please visit the BSc (Hons) Sociology programme page.
The Uni
Peel Park Campus
School of Health and Society
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We have quite a lot of sociology graduates, although numbers fell last year. But graduates still do pretty well. Most sociology graduates go straight into work when they complete their degrees, and a lot of graduates go into jobs in social professions such as recruitment, education, community and youth work, and housing. An important option for a sociology graduate is social work - and we're short of people willing to take this challenging but rewarding career. Sociology is a flexible degree and you can find graduates from the subject in pretty much every reasonable job — obviously, you don't find many doctors or engineers, but you do find them in finance, the media, healthcare, marketing and even IT. Sociology graduates taking further study often branch out into other qualifications, like teaching, law, psychology, HR and even maths, so don’t think a sociology degree restricts you to just one set of options.
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