Program Overview

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Sociology BSc

The BSc Sociology blends local and global sociological perspectives to examine contemporary social issues and transformations, ranging from environmental risks and climate change, to the intensification of inequalities, and imaginings of the future. Students will graduate with the skills and mindset appropriate to tackling the challenges of 21st century society. You will also have the opportunity to study abroad for one academic year.

Study Mode and Duration

• Study mode: Full-time
• Duration: 3 academic years

Tuition Fees

• UK tuition fees (2025/26): È9,535
• Overseas tuition fees (2025/26): È36,500

Programme Starts and Application Deadline

• Programme starts: September 2025
• Application deadline: 29 Jan 2025

UCAS Course Code

• UCAS course code: L301

Entry Requirements

A Levels

• Grades: AAA
• Subjects: No specific subjects. At least two A level subjects should be taken from UCL's list of preferred A level subjects.
• GCSEs: English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6.

Contextual Offer Information

• Grades: ABB
• Subjects: No specific subjects. At least two A level subjects should be taken from UCL's list of preferred A level subjects.
• GCSEs: English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

• Points: 38
• Subjects: A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.

Contextual Offer

• Points: 34
• Subjects: A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no score below 5.

UK Applicants Qualifications

For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, the following are considered:

• Access to HE Diploma: Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 33 credits at Distinction and 12 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units.
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF) or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF - teaching from 2016): With Distinction, Distinction, Distinction.
• Cambridge Pre-U: D3,D3,D3 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects.
• Scottish Advanced Highers: AAA at Advanced Highers (or AA at Advanced Higher and AAA at Higher).
• T Levels: Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.
• UAL Extended Diploma: Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.
• Welsh Baccalaureate: Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A levels at grades AAA.

Course Overview

The three-year degree offers a strong grounding in sociological theory and research methods, with a focus on how sociology can be applied to important contemporary issues. Our degree emphasises the strong inter-linkages between the local and the global, while giving you the ability to engage with and undertake qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research. Completing a work-based project and a dissertation enables you to enhance your employability and tailor your study in your own areas of interest.

What This Course Will Give You

Sociology is indispensable for understanding today's interconnected yet unequal world. Our degree offers a truly global, de-centred and yet historically grounded curriculum, enabling students to flourish as independent and critical thinkers, capable of tackling urgent global challenges.

Teaching and Learning

In each year of your degree, you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year.

Modules

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change.

Year 1

• Compulsory modules:
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Historical Foundations of Sociological Thought
  • Introduction to Social Science Research
• Optional modules:
  • Understanding Social Policy
  • Politics: from Power to Participation
  • Sociology of Media
  • Education in the Age of Globalisation
  • Living in a Schooled Society

Year 2

• Compulsory modules:
  • Social Theory
  • Quantitative Research Methods
  • Urban Sociology in a Global World
  • Identities: Sociological Perspectives
  • Qualitative Research Methods
• Optional modules:
  • Public Health in Context
  • Families in Society
  • Sociology of Childhood
  • Sociology of Gender
  • London Lab
  • Economics of Education
  • Health, Wellbeing and Society
  • Social Inequality and Mobility
  • Work and Employment Relations
  • Political Sociology

Year 3

• Compulsory modules:
  • Dissertation
  • Work-Based Project
• Optional modules:
  • Social Networks
  • Ageing and Society
  • International Development
  • Migration and Society
  • Power, Conflict and Collective Action: The Sociology of Social Movements
  • Thinking Through Identities
  • Love, intimacy and sexuality
  • Citizenship, political exclusion and the racialised state
  • Food and Society

Assessment

Assessment is through a mix of essays, photo-diaries, written examinations, practical exercises, a work-based report and a dissertation in the final year of study. The weight given to each assessment method varies across modules to ensure a manageable workload throughout the programme.

Fees and Funding

Fees for This Course

• UK students: È9,535
• International students: È36,500

Additional Costs

Please note that if you study abroad during your programme at UCL, this is likely to incur additional costs. Studying abroad may cost between È200È1,000 per month depending on where you choose to study.

Funding Your Studies

Various funding options are available, including student loans, scholarships and bursaries. UK students whose household income falls below a certain level may also be eligible for a non-repayable bursary or for certain scholarships.

Employability

This degree will give you the edge in a dramatically changing world of work. The skills and critical mindset you develop will not only continue to be needed in an increasingly digital world, but will help you equip your employers to address these and other social transformations. Sociologists make significant contributions to government and public administration, non-governmental and grassroots organisations, charities and international development, teaching and research, business, innovation and design sectors, media, journalism and publishing, health and welfare services, human resources and marketing and much more.