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BSc Sociology and Education

Cardiff University

About this course

BSc in Sociology and Education, an interdisciplinary social sciences degree. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme covers culture, identity, childhood, gender, ethnicity, and social inclusion. A final-year dissertation is a required component.

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Institution
Cardiff University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Social sciences
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
8J46
Typical offer
A-level BBB
Median salary
£28,000 after 5 years

Entry requirements

A level: BBB

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What students say

Based on about 13 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)

  • Teaching on my course: 86%
  • Learning opportunities: 86%
  • Assessment and feedback: 88%
  • Academic support: 76%
  • Organisation and management: 95%
  • Learning resources: 89%
  • Student voice: 81%

Do students stay on the course?

Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)

  • Continued on course: 95%
  • Left higher education: 5%

Where graduates work (5 years on)

Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university

  • North East: 1%
  • North West: 2%
  • Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
  • West Midlands: 3%
  • East of England: 4%
  • London: 5%
  • South East: 6%
  • South West: 20%
  • Wales: 54%
  • Scotland: 1%

Who gets in

Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)

  • A levels: 100%

Modules

  • Understanding and Solving Educational Problems
  • An Introduction to Education
  • Introduction to Social Science Research
  • Key Ideas in Social Science
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Becoming a Social Scientist
  • Social Research Methods
  • Sociology of Education
  • What Happens in Schools: Assessing Policy in Practice
  • Cynllunio ar gyfer Iechyd a Lles Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol
  • Damcaniaethu Cyfalafiaeth
  • Children and Childhood
  • Contemporary Inequalities
  • Evaluating Social Practice, Policy and Innovation
  • Focus Groups and Interviews
  • Social Theory
  • Knowing the Social World - Online and Offline Surveys
  • Gender Relations and Society
  • Ethnography and Everyday Life
  • Digital Social Research: Theory and Methods
  • Race and Racism
  • Cyfiawnder Byd-eang
  • Dissertation
  • Analysing Social Change
  • Radical Education
  • Work and Skills in the 21st Century: an international perspective
  • International and Comparative Social and Public Policy
  • Equality and Social Justice in a Globalised World
  • Power, Politics and Policy
  • Sociology on the Move
  • The Sociology of Stigma
  • Reflections on Education: Theory into Practice
  • Live Theory
  • Decolonising the Social Sciences
  • Comedy, Modernity & Social Theory
  • Monsters and Mysteries
  • Sociology of Techno-Capitalism
  • Environmental Rights, Societal Insights

Questions about this course

How much do graduates of BSc Sociology and Education at Cardiff University earn?

The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £36,500. The £28,000 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.

Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Sociology and Education at Cardiff University?

86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.

What grades do I need for BSc Sociology and Education at Cardiff University?

The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 147 UCAS points.

How many students continue on BSc Sociology and Education at Cardiff University?

95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.