BA Philosophy with Sociology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Philosophy with Sociology, a sociology and philosophy degree focused on human behaviour, social norms, morality, and social structures. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can undertake a short dissertation or long dissertation in the final year. The first year covers foundational ideas through compulsory modules such as Power and Consent, Philosophical Analysis, Cultivating a Sociological Imagination, Logic, and Theorising the Social World, alongside optional choices like Ethics and Metaphysics and Humans. The second year progresses with compulsory study in Philosophy and Society and Inequality, Intersectionality, and Resistance, while offering various optional subjects including Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, and Body and Society. Final-year options span topics such as Creating Sociological Alternatives, Action and Agency, Buddhism as Philosophy, and Causation and Laws.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB/A*BB/A*AC IB: 35 points BTEC: DDD We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A at A level
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What students say
Based on about 141 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 160 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 3%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 28 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Legal professionals: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 145 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 4%
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 22%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 33%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Power and Consent
- Philosophical Analysis
- Cultivating a Sociological Imagination
- Logic
- Theorising the Social World
- Ethics
- Metaphysics and Humans
- Philosophy and Society
- Inequality, Intersectionality, and Resistance
- Aesthetics
- Applied Ethics
- Being and Reason: Spinoza's Metaphysics
- Logic and Paradox
- Love, Law, and Solidarity: Recognition from Rousseau to Honneth
- Knowledge and the Social Sciences
- Metaphysics
- Politics and Freedom: Anarchism and Conservatism
- Religious Ethics
- The Limits of Reason: Kant's Theoretical and Practical Philosophy
- Body and Society
- Gender, Sexuality and Inequalities
- Societies and the Climate Crisis
- Working in the Criminal Justice System
- Short Dissertation
- Long Dissertation
- Creating Sociological Alternatives
- Action and Agency
- Buddhism as Philosophy
- Causation and Laws
- Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-Making and Democracy
- Consciousness
- Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
- Experimental Philosophy: The Psychology of Philosophy
- Foundations of Maths
- German Idealism: Moral, Legal & Political Philosophy
- Happiness, Utility and Wellbeing
- Nine Artworks, Nine Philosophical Problems
- Philosophy of Christianity
- Philosophy of Physics
- Property and Self-Ownership
- The Nature of Time
- Theories of Social Justice: Rawls and Beyond
- Topics in Feminist Philosophy
- World and Mind
- Crime, Gender and Sexuality
- Morbidity, Culture and Corpses
- Spiritual Realities
- Talk at Work
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Philosophy with Sociology at University of York earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £45,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £6,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Philosophy with Sociology at University of York do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Philosophy with Sociology at University of York?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Philosophy with Sociology at University of York?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 156 UCAS points.
Does BA Philosophy with Sociology at University of York 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 Philosophy with Sociology at University of York?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.