BA Sociology with Social Policy
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology and Social Policy, combining sociological theory with contemporary social issues. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, and Policy Analysis. Students complete a final-year dissertation and have opportunities for work-based learning.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall with no score less than 4 or pass the IB Diploma plus 5,5,5 in 3 HL subjects. BTEC: DDD. Must be in one of the following subjects:
What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 83%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 215 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 7%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 151 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 68%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 8%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 18%
- Finance Professionals: 18%
- Administrative occupations: 14%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 79%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 69%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 48%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 310 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 43%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 6%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 18%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
- SOCIAL CHANGE AND SOCIAL POLICY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY 1
- SOCIAL CHANGE AND SOCIAL POLICY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY 2: CHANGING INEQUALITIES
- BECOMING A SOCIAL RESEARCHER
- INTRODUCTION TO CRIME AND SOCIETY
- QUESTIONING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- THINKING SOCIOLOGICALLY: APPROACHES TO SOCIAL INQUIRY
- QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS
- QUALITATIVE SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS
- CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL POLICY IN THE UK
- COMPARING WELFARE STATES
- THE CITY: AN URBAN SOCIOLOGY OF LIVERPOOL
- UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CULTURE & SOCIETY
- HATE CRIME AND ‘THE STIGMATISED OTHER’
- PUNISHMENT, PENALITY AND PRISONS: CRITICAL DEBATES
- CRITICAL EDUCATION STUDIES
- UNDERSTANDING VIOLENCE
- DISSERTATION
- INTERCHANGE PORTFOLIO: WORK-BASED LEARNING
- HEALTH, LIFECOURSE & SOCIETY
- GENDER AND CRIME
- SOCIAL CONTROL AND THE CITY
- HATE CRIME AND ‘THE STIGMATISED OTHER’
- POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: INCLUSION, EXCLUSION AND THE STRUGGLES FOR POWER
- GENDER, THE BODY AND IDENTITY
- THE RISK SOCIETY: CRIME, SECURITY AND PUBLIC POLICY
- THE VIOLENCE OF NEO-IMPERIALISM: STATE-CORPORATE CRIME IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
- YOUTH CRIME, YOUTH CULTURE AND SOCIAL CONTROL
- CULTURE, ECONOMY AND CITIES
- EVERYDAY SOCIAL LIVES, EVERYDAY SOCIAL WORLDS: INTRODUCING ETHNOMETHODOLOGY
- CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES IN DESISTANCE FROM CRIME
- GENDER AND THE WELFARE STATE
- SOCIOLOGIES OF CLASS AND INEQUALITY
- ALCOHOL, CRIME AND SOCIETY
- DRUGS, CRIME AND SOCIETY
- CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AND THE SEDUCTIONS OF CRIME
- SENTENCING: POLICY AND PRACTICE
- GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES AND JUSTICE
- MILITARY, MILITARISM, IDENTITY AND PLACE
- 'RACE', COMMUNITY AND IDENTITY
- DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY AS SOCIAL RESEARCH
- CRIME, JUSTICE AND THE SEX INDUSTRY
- RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND THE SUPERNATURAL
- INVESTIGATING INSTITUTIONAL DEATHS AND HARMS
- LOVE, HATE AND ANGER: EMOTIONS AND SOCIETY
- HACKING SOCIETY: PROGRAMMING AS SOCIAL SCIENCE
- CYBER CRIME, HARM, AND VICTIMISATION
- COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- ARCHITECTURE AND POWER: PARLIAMENTS, PRISONS AND COURTS
- OUTER SPACE, SOCIETY AND FUTURE FRONTIERS
- MEN, MASCULINITIES AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION: A CRITICAL EXPLORATION
- LOVE AND MARRIAGE: THE SOCIOLOGY OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology with Social Policy at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £43,500. The £32,000 median after five years is £5,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology with Social Policy at University of Liverpool 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 with Social Policy at University of Liverpool?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Sociology with Social Policy at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
Does BA Sociology with Social Policy at University of Liverpool include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Sociology with Social Policy at University of Liverpool?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.