BA Sociology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology, examining social structures, culture, and contemporary issues. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Social & Cultural Analysis. An optional placement year or year abroad is available, and the final year includes an independent study project.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
What students say
Based on about 38 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 69%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 85 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 82%
- Left higher education: 11%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 7%
What graduates do next
Based on about 90 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 12%
- Administrative occupations: 9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 64%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 260 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 19%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 33%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 10%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 85 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 91%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 4%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Understanding Contemporary World Politics
- Society, People and Place: Global Issues and Local Realities
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Exploring Inequalities
- British Politics: Welfare, Economy and Society
- Imagining Social Order and Deviance
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Social Science Methods
- Globalisation and its Discontents
- Data Analysis in Social Sciences
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- Crime and Justice in Practice: Voices from the Margins
- Building a Better World Part 1
- Crime, Morality and the Media
- Critical Issues in Higher Education
- Social Sciences Placement
- Teenage Dreams: Youth Subcultures in Fiction, Film and Theory
- Building a Better World Part 2
- Families and Households: Diversity and Change
- Social Sciences at Work
- Dissertation – ISP
- Social Futures
- Engaged Social Science
- Gender, Sexuality and Power
- Home and Belonging in a Precarious World
- Work Placement for Social Sciences Final Year Students
- Beyond Human
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,000. The £29,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology at Keele University do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology at Keele University?
85% 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 Keele University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 108 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Sociology at Keele University?
82% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.