BA Sociology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology, combining social theory with criminology and anthropology. Core topics include Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students may complete a 30-week work placement as part of the degree, and a final-year dissertation allows independent research on a chosen topic within sociology.
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Entry requirements
For 2027 entry: 112–128 UCAS tariff points (A-level grades BBC–ABB) including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent qualifications. We also accept a wide range of vocational qualifications including BTEC Extended Diploma (grade DMM–DDM) and T Levels (Merit).
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 93%: 145 offers from 156 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 76%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 79%
- Organisation and management: 71%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 63%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 70%
- Left higher education: 30%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 100%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 15%
- London: 25%
- South East: 30%
- South West: 15%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Social Theory
- Media, Power & Social Order
- Families, Relationships & Laws
- Social Research Skills
- Social Inequality & Exclusion
- Social Welfare & Social Policy: Past & Present
- Qualitative Research Skills
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Culture & Conflict
- Borders, Migration & Trafficking
- Quantitative Skills
- Doing Ethnographic Research in the Social Sciences
- Globalisation, Justice and Global Instabilities
- Public Health & Crime
- Victims of Crime
- Placement Learning unit
- Growing Up and Growing Old
- Policing & Society
- Youth Crime, Gangs & Youth Justice
- The Sociology of AI
- Criminological Psychology
- Dissertation
- Politics & Ideology
- ‘Troubling’ Gender
- Terrorism, Protection & Society
- Seekers, Believers & Iconoclasts
- Prisons & Punishment
- Criminology of Organisations
- Health, Wellbeing & Society
- Capitalism’s crimes, contracts, and crises. Decolonial perspectives in the social sciences
- Sport & Leisure Cultures
- International Interventions & Humanitarianism
- Drugs, Crime & Society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology at Bournemouth University earn?
The median salary is £23,500 after 3 years, £30,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £39,000. The £30,500 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology at Bournemouth University do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology at Bournemouth University?
76% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Sociology at Bournemouth University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 103 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Sociology at Bournemouth University?
93% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 145 offers from 156 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Sociology at Bournemouth University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Sociology at Bournemouth University?
70% of students continued into their second year, and 30% left higher education.