BA Politics and Sociology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology and Politics and International Relations. Core topics include research methods. The programme includes research training through modules on designing social research and working with qualitative data. A field trip to Berlin offers the chance to visit the German Bundestag and observe political proceedings.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 125 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 51%
- South East: 30%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- 21st Century Sociology
- British Political History
- Explaining Political Systems
- Themes and Perspectives in Sociology I
- Freedom, Power, Justice: Foundations of Political Theory
- Making the Familiar Strange
- Research Skills and Methods in Political Science
- Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II
- Designing Social Research
- European Politics
- Modern Political Thought
- A Sociology of Generations and Social Change? From Passive to Active Generations
- Citizenship, Activism and Resistance
- Digital Societies
- Drugs, Crime and Deviant Leisure
- Into the Lions Den: An Exploration (A)
- Migration and Integration (Aut)
- Sociology of Emotions and Mental Health
- The Climate Crisis, Criminology & the Justice System
- Capitalism and Democracy
- Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside
- Classical Sociological Theory
- Communicating Politics
- Divided Island? Irish Politics from Partition to the Present
- Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data
- Education and Inequality
- Feminism and the Politics of Gender
- Governing India: Institutions, Actors and Challenges Amidst Social Diversity
- Italy Between Political Crisis and Social Change
- Precarity and the Politics of Work (Spr)
- Social Research Methods: Analysing Quantitative Data
- States of Disunion: Power, Polarisation and Protest in US Politics
- The Alchemy of Race and Racism (Spring)
- The Challenge of Being a Reluctant Hegemon; German Politics Today
- The EU Between Integration and Disintegration
- The Making of Modern Turkey: The Struggle Between Authoritarianism and Democracy
- The Sociology of Human Rights
- Sociology Project
- (Im)mobilities and the Criminal Justice System
- Authoritarianism and its Critics
- Class, Power and the State (Aut)
- Coloniality, Racism and Inequality
- Digital Activism and Citizenship in Datafied Societies
- Environmental Politics in the Anthropocene
- Global Crisis and European Political Economy
- Identity and Interaction
- Indian Politics Since Independence: Between Dominance and Fragmentation
- Migration, Identity, and Home
- Parties and Party Systems
- Political Psychology
- Sexualities / Intimacies / Intersections (Aut)
- Sociology of Family, Reproduction & Care (Aut)
- Technology and the Human
- The Death Penalty
- The Politics of Euroscepticism
- The Rise of Anti-politics
- Capitalism, Growth, and Ecological Crisis
- Immigration and the Liberal State
- Independent Study/Internship Option
- Inequalities Across the Divides
- Political Corruption
- Populism and Politics
- Riots, Strikes, Revolts
- Temporalities - Histories - Hauntologies (Spr)
- The Body (Spr)
- The Neoliberal Age? Understanding Modern Britain
- The Politics of (Post-)Truth
- The Politics of Feeling
- Transcendence, Devotion and Desire
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics and Sociology at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £45,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £6,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Politics and Sociology at University of Sussex?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Politics and Sociology at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.
Does BA Politics and Sociology at University of Sussex include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Politics and Sociology at University of Sussex?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.