BSc Sociology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology, a sociology degree centred on the study of contemporary societies, social institutions, and cultural change. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students can choose between a three-year full-time route or a four-year full-time path incorporating a placement year. The first year establishes foundations through compulsory modules such as Social Research, Identities, Inequalities & Resistance, Sociological Imagination in the Contemporary World, Sociology, Culture and Public Life, and World Inequalities and Polarisation, alongside optional choices like Gaming Cultures and Politics and Government. The second year advances learning with compulsory modules including Advanced Research Methods A, Social Theories, Doing Quantitative Research, Globalisation, Postcolonialism and Migration, and Digital Lives and Society, with options such as Political Psychology and Urban Geographies. The final year focuses on independent research through the compulsory Sociology Project Dissertation, supported by further compulsory modules like Gender, Intersectionality and Society, Sociological Futures, and Consumption, Culture and Everyday Life, alongside optional modules including Forensic Psychology, Youth Justice, and Poverty, Pay and Living Standards.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 87%: 176 offers from 202 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 75%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 96%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 20%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 30%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Social Research
- Identities, Inequalities & Resistance
- Sociological Imagination in the Contemporary World
- Sociology, Culture and Public Life
- World Inequalities and Polarisation
- Self and Identity
- Gaming Cultures
- Politics and Government
- Social Harm, Crime and Policy
- An Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
- Families, Relationships and Communities
- University-wide Language Programme
- Advanced Research Methods A
- Social Theories
- Doing Quantitative Research
- Globalisation, Postcolonialism and Migration
- Digital Lives and Society
- Political Psychology
- Your Future Career: Preparing for the World of Work
- Sport, Diversity and Social Justice
- Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors
- Psychological Disorders in Society
- Urban Geographies
- Conceptualising Sport
- Inequalities Across the Life Course
- Intoxication and Society
- University-wide Language Programme
- Sociology Project Dissertation
- Gender, Intersectionality and Society
- Sociological Futures
- Consumption, Culture and Everyday Life
- Contemporary Issues in Sporting Cultures
- Forensic Psychology
- Youth Justice
- 'Race', Racism and Social Justice in the Modern World
- Health, the Body and Culture
- Poverty, Pay and Living Standards
- University-wide Language Programme
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sociology at Loughborough University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £33,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,000 and £40,500. The £33,500 median after five years is £7,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Sociology at Loughborough University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Sociology at Loughborough University?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Sociology at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Sociology at Loughborough University?
87% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 176 offers from 202 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Sociology at Loughborough University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.