Program Overview

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BA (Hons) Sociology and Social Policy

Overview

The BA Sociology and Social Policy takes an innovative and exciting approach to the social world, with a particular focus on how individuals and communities can bring about the social change needed to tackle social problems such as the climate crisis and social inequalities.

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BA (Hons)

Start date(s)

15 September 2025

UCAS Code

LL34

Course specifications

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Course length

Part-time (6 years), Full-time (3 years)

Campus location

University: City Campus

School

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

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In this section

• Overview
• Entry Requirements
• Fees & Finance
• Modules
• Employability
• Facilities

Why choose this course?

The Sociology and Social Policy joint programme has been taught at University of Wolverhampton for a number of years. The BA Sociology and Social Policy takes an innovative and exciting approach to the social world, with a particular focus on how individuals and communities can bring about the social change needed to tackle social problems such as the climate crisis and social inequalities.

What's unique about this course?

• The Sociology and Social Policy has been redesigned, taking an innovative and exciting approach to the social world, with a particular focus on social change.
• Through placements, visits and guest speakers, you will have opportunities to engage with voluntary and public sector organisations, and the wider community, to embed your learning.
• This joint programme is supported by a teaching team who are actively engaged in community-based research.

What happens on the course?

The Sociology and Social Policy programme aims to examine the relationship between government, society and citizens, and how those relationships impact on our lives. We will be asking questions about how the study of social theory and social policy can help us understand why we have increasing levels of social inequality and exclusion in our society, with persistent disparities in the life chances of people from ethnic minorities, lower socio-economic classes and those with disabilities or mental health problems.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Introduction to Classical Social Theory
• Social Policy Now
• The Sociological Imagination
• Advocacy in Action
• Citizenship and Social Inequalities
• Introduction to International Relations
• Living with Poverty
• Media, Culture and Society

Year 2

• Community Engagement and Social Change
• Issues and Debates in Sociological Thought
• Research methods
• The Role of Community in Policymaking
• Contesting Gendered Differences and Sexualities
• Environmental Crime
• Race, Empire and Modernity
• The Future of Work
• Volunteering in Action

Year 3

• Sustaining Welfare
• Body and Society
• Crime, Deviance and the Risk Society
• Independent Project in Sociology
• Independent Project Social Policy
• International NGO’s, Policymaking and Change
• The Global World
• The Sociology of Migration

Potential Career Paths

• Teaching
• Social Worker
• Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation
• Public Sector
• Support Worker
• Voluntary Sector
• Health and social care professional

Additional Information

• Why Wolverhampton?
• What skills will you gain?
• Course Fees and Finance
• Entry Requirements
• What our students say
• Funding
• Contact us

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• Study mode: Part-time
• Duration: 6 years
• Start date: 15 September 2025
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• Duration: 3 years
• Start date: 15 September 2025
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