BSc Sociology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology, exploring social life and human connections. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The curriculum covers policing, human rights, and social justice alongside quantitative and qualitative research training, culminating in a final-year independent dissertation.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: GCSE English language/literature and mathematics at grade C/grade 4 or above. Level 2 equivalencies will also be accepted. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below. UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS points A level: 104 UCAS points T level: Merit BTEC: DMM Foundation Degree: Applicants will be considered for entry into year 1. Scottish Highers: 104 UCAS points Irish Leaving Certificate: 104 UCAS points IB: 30-31 points. Access to HE: 104 UCAS points from 45 credits at Level 3 Diploma In Foundation Studies (Sociology): Overall pass.
What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 66%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 64 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 67%
- Working and studying: 14%
- Further study: 4%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 24%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 13%
- Administrative occupations: 8%
- Protective service occupations: 7%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 84%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 69%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 77%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 375 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 87%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 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, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Challenges in Crime and Society
- Criminal Justice and Human Rights
- Culture, Power and Deviance
- Social Divisions and Inequality
- Social Justice in Action
- Thinking Sociologically
- Research Problems and Methods: Making it count
- Research Problems and Methods: Qualitatively better
- Understanding the Social World
- Critical Perspectives on Policing
- Critical Victimology
- Environmental Justice
- Globalisation, Society and Crime
- Human Rights, Genocide and Resistance
- Internet, Risk and Security
- Policing and Social Control
- Violence in Society
- Dissertation
- Work: Practice and Reflection
- Bodies: Biology to Blushing
- Crime, Society and Racialisation
- Critical Approaches to (Counter) Terrorism
- Critical Perspectives on Policing
- Critical Victimology
- Digital Society
- Environmental Justice
- Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Human Rights, Genocide and Resistance
- Identities and Interactions
- Internet, Risk and Security
- Migration and Socio-Legal Dynamics
- Prisons and Punishment: Responses to Crime
- Probation and Rehabilitation
- Violence in Society
- The Criminal Justice Process
- Precarity and Insecure Lives
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sociology at University of Salford earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £33,000. The £25,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Sociology at University of Salford do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Sociology at University of Salford?
81% 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 University of Salford?
The typical offer is 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 114 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Sociology at University of Salford?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.