BSc English and Sociology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in English, combining literary and linguistic study with sociology. Core topics include Research Methods and Social & Cultural Analysis. The programme incorporates an integrated placement year, during which students may work or study in the UK or abroad. Modules cover areas including stylistics, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics, and social theory.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC - CDD
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What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 76%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 25%
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Caring personal services: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 85%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 70 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 7%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 10%
- West Midlands: 54%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 10%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Novel Through Time
- Stylistics
- Introduction to Language Study
- Introduction to Social Theory
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Reading and Society
- Written Text Analysis
- Advanced Social Theory
- Research Methods
- Language and Style
- Post-apocalyptic Fiction
- Introduction to Corpus Linguistics
- Literature in Film
- English Language Teaching
- Language at Work
- Spoken Discourse Analysis
- Language in the News Media
- Intercultural Communication
- Professional Communication
- Language of the Law
- Advanced Topics in Sociolinguistics
- Advanced Research Methods
- Social Theory for a Changing World
- Global Society
- Embodiment, Deviance and Feminist Theory
- Media and Society
- Organising for Social Justice
- Material Worlds: Culture, Objects and Practices
- Racisms
- Welfare
- Digital Methods in Social Science and the Humanities
- Integrated Placement Year
- Dissertation (Sociology)
- Dissertation (English)
- Cognition and Style
- Marriage and Literature: Class, Race, Gender and Money
- Language and Literature in Education
- Ghouls, Goths and Vampires
- Leadership and Management Communication
- Advanced Leadership and Management Communication
- Creative Writing
- Language as Evidence
- Child Language Development
- Learning English
- Language, Contact and Globalisation
- Reading and Wellbeing
- Work, Organisations and Society
- Bodies, Power and Resistance
- Pregnancy and Politics
- Education for the 21st Century
- Religion and Society
- Migration, Borders and Belonging
- Elites
- Ecocide: Environmental Harms and Social Justice
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc English and Sociology at Aston University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £35,500. The £28,500 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc English and Sociology at Aston University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc English and Sociology at Aston University?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc English and Sociology at Aston University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 108 UCAS points.
Does BSc English and Sociology at Aston University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc English and Sociology at Aston University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.