Program Overview

Course Overview

The BA (Hons) Sociology program at the University of Winchester is a three-year undergraduate degree that explores the social issues impacting our fast-moving world. The program provides students with a grounding in the major areas of sociology, as well as opportunities to study specialist topics.

Course Features

• Sociology achieved more than 95% overall satisfaction as rated by final-year undergraduate students in the 2020 National Student Survey
• Benefit from interactive and engaging teaching, delivered by experienced lecturers
• Gain valuable real-world experience through our volunteering and teaching modules
• Graduate as a well-informed critical thinker who understands key issues relating to identity, equality, and diversity

Course Details

Our aim is to shape 'confident learners' by enabling you to develop the skills needed to excel in your studies here and as well as onto further studies or the employment market.

Independent Learning

Over the duration of your course, you will be expected to develop independent and critical learning, progressively building confidence and expertise through independent and collaborative research, problem-solving and analysis with the support of staff.

Overall Workload

Your overall workload consists of class contact hours, independent learning and assessment activity.

Assessment

Our validated courses may adopt a range of means of assessing your learning. An indicative, and not necessarily comprehensive, list of assessment types you might encounter includes essays, portfolios, supervised independent work, presentations, written exams, or practical performances.

Modules

Year 1

• Becoming a Sociologist (30 Credits)
• Identity, Equality and Diversity (30 Credits)
• Issues and Debates in Social Policy (30 Credits)
• Criminological Identities (30 Credits)

Year 2

• Diversity in Society: Race, Ethnicity and Migration (30 Credits)
• Gender, Disability and the Life Course (30 Credits)
• Applied Research Skills (30 Credits)
• Optional modules (e.g., Religion & Spirituality in Contemporary Society, Youth Crime and Deviance, Understanding Urban and Rural Societies)

Year 3

• Dissertation (30 Credits)
• Global Challenges and Conflicts (30 Credits)
• Global Spaces of Education (30 Credits)
• Optional modules (e.g., Substance Use and Society, Work Placement for Sociology, Social Movements and Collective Action, Globalisation, Beauty and the Media)

Entry Requirements

• UK: 96-112 points (e.g., CCC-BBC from 3 A Levels or equivalent grade combinations)
• International: 300-320 points
• GCSE English Language at grade 4 or C, or higher
• Functional Skills at level 2 is accepted as an alternative, however Key Skills qualifications are not

Tuition Fees

• UK / Channel Islands / Isle of Man / Republic of Ireland: £9,535 (2025/26 academic year)
• International: £16,700 (2025/26 academic year)

Additional Costs

• Field Trips: indicative cost is £50

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

We have a variety of scholarship and bursaries available to support you financially with the cost of your course.

Career Prospects

Learning to think critically about social problems and understanding what connects and divides diverse groups of people gives you a head start in many modern employment fields. Graduates find jobs in teaching, graduate management schemes, human resources, the civil service, national and local Government, the police, voluntary agencies, youth and community work, and the caring professions.