BA Sociology with Education
About this course
BA (Hons) Sociology with Education, a sociology and education degree exploring societal structures and educational frameworks. Core topics include Research Methods. Students complete an undergraduate dissertation in the final year and can optionally add a placement year or a year abroad. The first year introduces foundational concepts through Cultivating a Sociological Imagination, Living in Digital Cultures, Investigating Social Problems, Theorising the Social World, Meanings and Contexts of Education, and Social Perspectives on Education. The second year examines advanced themes via Inequality, Intersectionality and Resistance, Doing Research, Societies and the Climate Crisis, and Education, Power and Society, alongside optional modules covering topics such as Body and Society, Health and Illness, Special Educational Needs and Disability, and Education Policy and its Impacts. The third year centres on the Undergraduate Dissertation alongside various optional studies including Crime, Gender and Sexuality, Education and Global Development, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, and Placement Study.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 points overall BTEC: DDM 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 B at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AB at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus B at A level
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What students say
Based on about 59 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 70%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 38 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 69%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 12%
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: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 90 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 4%
- North West: 13%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 31%
- East Midlands: 10%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 17%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 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
- Cultivating a Sociological Imagination
- Living in Digital Cultures
- Investigating Social Problems
- Theorising the Social World
- Meanings and Contexts of Education
- Social Perspectives on Education
- Inequality, Intersectionality and Resistance
- Doing Research
- Societies and the Climate Crisis
- Education, Power and Society
- Body and Society
- Popular Culture, the Media and Society
- Humans and Other Animals
- Social Interaction and Conversation Analysis
- People and the State
- Health and Illness
- Individual Differences in Education
- Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Sociology of Childhood and Youth
- Education Policy and its Impacts
- Education and the Environment
- Active Learning for Social Change
- Teaching and Learning a Second Language
- Undergraduate Dissertation
- Creating Sociological Alternatives
- Crime, Gender and Sexuality
- Morbidity, Culture and Corpses
- Spiritual Realities
- Talk at Work
- Working in the Criminal Justice System
- Education and Global Development
- Assessment in Education
- Learning Gender: Exploring the Links Between Gender, Education and Society
- Dressed for Success: Bringing Texts Alive in the Classroom
- Perspectives on Literacy in Education
- Bullying in School
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Understanding Motivations and Emotions in Education
- Reading Development and Disorders
- Language and Psychology
- Positive Psychology in Education
- What Makes a Great Teacher?
- Genetics and Education
- Placement Study
- Individual Study Module
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology with Education at University of York earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £34,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology with Education at University of York do next?
93% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology with Education at University of York?
87% 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 Education at University of York?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 129 UCAS points.
Does BA Sociology with Education 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 Sociology with Education at University of York?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.