BA Sociology
About this course
BA (Hons) Sociology combines the study of power, society and everyday life with core research skills. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking and Social & Cultural Analysis. A 60-hour work placement is completed during the course, and a 40-credit dissertation serves as the final-year capstone.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC-BBC IB: We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points.
What students say
Based on about 98 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 185 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 73%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 2%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 5%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Sociology of the Everyday
- Introduction to Social Policy and Welfare
- Power in Society
- Introduction to Sociology and Social Theory
- Critical Issues in Sociology
- Exploring the Social World
- Language 1
- Becoming a Social Researcher
- Doing Social Research
- States, Conflict and Political Violence
- Self-Directed Study
- Digital Detectives
- Youth Studies: Key Concepts and Issues
- Children, Food and Sustainability
- Children’s Cultural Worlds
- Representations of Childhood and Popular Culture
- Youth Offending: Critical Perspectives
- Crime, Harms, Law and Justice
- Crime, Media and Criminology
- Work-based learning and Employability
- Dissertation
- Sociology of the Body and the Emotions
- Global Capitalism and its Discontents
- Childhood and Sexuality
- Critical Autism Studies
- Critical Migration Studies
- Issues of Professional Practice
- Work-based learning and Employability 2
- A Century of Crime and Its Contexts: Circa 1840-1940
- State Crime
- Justice, Rights and the State
- Gender and Power
- Global Antisemitism and Islamophobia
- Global and National Activist Movements
- A Is For Activism
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology at Edge Hill University earn?
The median salary is £20,000 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £28,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology at Edge Hill University?
87% 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 Edge Hill University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 119 UCAS points.
Does BA Sociology at Edge Hill University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Sociology at Edge Hill University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.