BA Sociology with a Language
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology and Modern Languages. Core topics include Research Methods. Languages available include Arabic, British Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, studied at beginner, intermediate or professional levels.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 28 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: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 19 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 75 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 56%
- South East: 27%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 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: 95%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- 21st Century Sociology
- Critical Reading and Writing for Sociologists
- Themes and Perspectives in Sociology I
- Gendering the Life Course
- Making the Familiar Strange
- Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II
- Arabic Beginners A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1A
- Chinese Beginners A
- French Beginners A
- French For Professional Purposes 1A
- French Intermediate A
- German Beginners A
- Italian Beginners A
- Japanese Beginners A
- Spanish Beginners A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 1A
- Spanish Intermediate A
- Arabic Beginners B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1B
- Chinese Beginners B
- French Beginners B
- French For Professional Purposes 1B
- French Intermediate B
- German Beginners B
- Italian Beginners B
- Japanese Beginners B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 1B
- Spanish Intermediate B
- Designing Social Research
- A Sociology of Generations and Social Change? From Passive to Active Generations
- Arabic Intermediate A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2A
- Chinese Intermediate A
- Citizenship, Activism and Resistance
- Digital Societies
- Drugs, Crime and Deviant Leisure
- French Advanced A
- French for Professional Purposes 2A
- French Intermediate A
- German Intermediate A
- Into the Lions Den: An Exploration (A)
- Italian Intermediate A
- Japanese Intermediate A
- Migration and Integration (Aut)
- Sociology of Emotions and Mental Health
- Spanish Advanced A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A
- Spanish Intermediate A
- The Climate Crisis, Criminology & the Justice System
- Arabic Intermediate B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2B
- Chinese Intermediate B
- Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside
- Classical Sociological Theory
- Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data
- Education and Inequality
- French Advanced B
- French for Professional Purposes 2B
- French Intermediate B
- German Intermediate B
- Italian Intermediate B
- Japanese Intermediate B
- Precarity and the Politics of Work (Spr)
- Social Research Methods: Analysing Quantitative Data
- Spanish Advanced B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B
- Spanish Intermediate B
- The Alchemy of Race and Racism (Spring)
- The Sociology of Human Rights
- Sociology Project
- (Im)mobilities and the Criminal Justice System
- Arabic Advanced A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3A
- Chinese Advanced A
- Class, Power and the State (Aut)
- Coloniality, Racism and Inequality
- Digital Activism and Citizenship in Datafied Societies
- French Advanced A
- French for Professional Purposes 2A
- French For Professional Purposes 3A
- German Advanced A
- Identity and Interaction
- Italian Advanced A
- Japanese Advanced A
- Migration, Identity, and Home
- Sexualities / Intimacies / Intersections (Aut)
- Sociology of Family, Reproduction & Care (Aut)
- Spanish Advanced A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3A
- Technology and the Human
- The Death Penalty
- Arabic Advanced B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3B
- Capitalism, Growth, and Ecological Crisis
- Chinese Advanced B
- French Advanced B
- French for Professional Purposes 2B
- French For Professional Purposes 3B
- German Advanced B
- Inequalities Across the Divides
- Italian Advanced B
- Japanese Advanced B
- Riots, Strikes, Revolts
- Spanish Advanced B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3B
- Temporalities - Histories - Hauntologies (Spr)
- The Body (Spr)
- Transcendence, Devotion and Desire
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology with a Language at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £40,000. The £33,000 median after five years is £6,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology with a Language at University of Sussex do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology with a Language 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 with a Language 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 Sociology with a Language 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 with a Language at University of Sussex?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.