BA Sociology and International Development
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology and International Development with Economics. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme includes modules on colonialism, social justice, and development economics. Students can apply for international work placements during the programme.
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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: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 87%
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%
What graduates do next
Based on about 41 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 68%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 9%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 23%
- Administrative occupations: 11%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Conservation and environment professionals: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 110 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 44%
- South East: 38%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 75%
- Baccalaureate: 15%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- 21st Century Sociology
- Colonialism and its Afterlives
- Global Challenges and Innovations
- Themes and Perspectives in Sociology I
- Development Policies and Politics
- Key Thinkers and Doers in Development
- Making the Familiar Strange
- Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II
- Critical Approaches to Development Economics
- Designing Social Research
- Social Justice and Development
- 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
- Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside
- Classical Sociological Theory
- Development and the State
- Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data
- Education and Inequality
- Environmental Perspectives on Development
- Gender, Race and Sexuality
- Health, Poverty and Inequality
- International Education and Development
- Practitioner and Activist Skills for Global Justice
- Precarity and the Politics of Work (Spr)
- Social Research Methods: Analysing Quantitative Data
- The Alchemy of Race and Racism (Spring)
- The Sociology of Human Rights
- International Development Thesis
- Sociology Project
- (Im)mobilities and the Criminal Justice System
- Advanced Sustainable Development: Sustainability in Policy and Practice
- Class, Power and the State (Aut)
- Coloniality, Racism and Inequality
- Decolonial Movements
- Digital Activism and Citizenship in Datafied Societies
- Disasters, Environment and Development
- Environment and Development in World Politics
- Geographies of Money, Finance, and Debt
- Global Work Experience
- Identity and Interaction
- Migration, Identity, and Home
- Mobilities and Global Inequalities
- Sexualities / Intimacies / Intersections (Aut)
- Slavery, Emancipation and Legacies
- Sociology of Family, Reproduction & Care (Aut)
- Technology and the Human
- The Death Penalty
- The Politics of Armed Groups: Rebels, State and Society
- Visualising War: Image, Media, and Culture
- Capitalism, Growth, and Ecological Crisis
- Critical Hope in Global Health: From Big Pharma to Local Wellbeing
- Critical Perspectives on Conflict and Violence
- Development Tools and Skills
- Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Global Food Security
- Global Supply Chains: Making an (un)sustainable world?
- Humanitarianism in Theory and Practice
- Inequalities Across the Divides
- Political Ecology and Environmental Justice
- Race, Ethnicity and Identity
- Riots, Strikes, Revolts
- Temporalities - Histories - Hauntologies (Spr)
- The Body (Spr)
- Transcendence, Devotion and Desire
- Violence, militarism & (anti)colonialism: Transnational feminist and queer perspectives
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology and International Development at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,000 and £39,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £6,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology and International Development at University of Sussex do next?
83% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology and International Development at University of Sussex?
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 and International Development at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 125 UCAS points.
Does BA Sociology and International Development 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 Sociology and International Development at University of Sussex?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.