BA Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad)
About this course
BA in Sociology, a 4-year programme incorporating an integrated year abroad. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme includes a study-abroad component and culminates in a dissertation project.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB-CCC IB: 30-26
What students say
Based on about 57 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 80 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 16%
What graduates do next
Based on about 23 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Protective service occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 45 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 10%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 15%
- East of England: 5%
- South East: 5%
- Wales: 45%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 92%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 2%
- Other qualifications: 1%
- No formal qualifications: 3%
Modules
- Introducing Sociological Research
- Key Concepts in Sociology
- Place and Identity
- Thinking Sociologically
- Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- Globalization and Global Development
- Living in a Dangerous World
- Studying Media
- The city & the country: processes of conflict & changes
- Cementing Sociological Research
- Genders and Sexualities
- Sociological Research in the 'Field'
- Sociological Theory
- People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today
- Placing Culture
- Placing Politics
- Everyday Social Worlds
- Sociology Dissertation
- Gender and the Media
- Landscape, Culture and Society in 20th Century Britain
- Memory Cultures: heritage, identity and power
- Nation, Society, & Space
- The psychosocial century
- Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad) at Aberystwyth University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £30,500. The £23,500 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad) at Aberystwyth University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad) at Aberystwyth University?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad) at Aberystwyth University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 94 UCAS points.
Does BA Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad) at Aberystwyth University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad) at Aberystwyth University?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.