BA Sociology (with Foundation Year)
About this course
BA(Hons) in Sociology. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The programme offers an optional placement year, and in the final year students may choose between conducting an independent research project supervised by a specialist or undertaking a work placement with a critical sociological reflection.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English, or equivalent. Tariff points: 48 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.
What students say
Based on about 190 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 84%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 380 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 89%
- Left higher education: 8%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 200 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 8%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 54%
- Wales: 14%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 300 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 94%
- Access course: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Essentials of Academic Practice
- Exploring the Social World and the Problems of Crime
- From Plato to Nato
- Psychology, Policing and Society
- Foundations in Social Theory
- Social Issues and Social Problems
- Comparing Cultures
- Critical Thinking (Sociology and Criminology)
- Becoming a Social Scientist - Introducing Social Research
- Theorising Social Life
- Research, Theory and Practice: Developing Skills for Life and Work
- Gender and Society
- Difference': 'Race', Ethnicity and Diversity in Contemporary Society
- Mind, Emotion and Society: an Introduction to Psychosocial Studies
- Modernity and Global Intimacies
- Sociology Project and Placement Module
- Contemporary Critiques of Modern Society
- Digital Media and Society
- A Sociology of Sustainability
- Protest, Policing and Public Order
- Sociology of Sexes, Genders, and Sexualities
- Stop, Look, Listen! A Sociology of Culture
- Sociology of Human, Non-Human and Environmental Rights
- Childhood Disorder and Disordered Childhood
- Sociology Study*
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology (with Foundation Year) at UWE Bristol earn?
The median salary is £22,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £32,000. The £26,500 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology (with Foundation Year) at UWE Bristol?
86% 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 Foundation Year) at UWE Bristol?
The average entrant had 98 UCAS points.
Does BA Sociology (with Foundation Year) at UWE Bristol 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 Foundation Year) at UWE Bristol?
89% of students continued into their second year, and 8% left higher education.