BA Sociology
Goldsmiths, University of London
About this course
BA in Sociology. Core topics include research methods, critical and analytical thinking, social and cultural analysis, and global and comparative perspective. Research methods modules run across the first two years, and the programme culminates in a final-year dissertation. Students may take a cross-disciplinary elective module or complete a work placement.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC IB: 27 points overall with three HL subjects at 555
What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 64%
- Learning resources: 79%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 25%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 85 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 66%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 7%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- A degree: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Requires Improvement for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Methods for Worldmaking 1B
- Modern Knowledge, Modern Power
- Critical Readings: the Emergence of the Sociological Imagination 1A
- Academic Skills for the Social Sciences/Humanities
- Culture and Society
- Methods of Worldmaking 2A
- Philosophy and Methodology of Social Science
- Central Issues in Sociological Analysis
- The Goldsmiths Elective
- Law and Contemporary Society
- Crimes Against Humanity
- Social Change and Political Action
- London
- Food and Taste
- Knowledge and Subjectivity
- Dissertation
- Confronting the Climate Crisis
- Identity and Contemporary Social Theory
- Race, Racism and Social Theory
- Law, Identity and Ethics
- Globalisation, Crime and Justice
- Privacy, Surveillance and Security
- Visual Explorations of the Social World
- Childhood Matters: Society, Theory and Culture
- Thinking Animals
- Migration, Gender and Social Reproduction
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £33,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London?
96% 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 Goldsmiths, University of London?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 27 points in the IB. The average entrant had 107 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.