A Level
Sociology A Level
Is this course for me?
A-level Sociology is a great choice for students who are curious about society and how it shapes people's lives. It develops critical thinking, analytical skills, and the ability to evaluate different perspectives—valuable for both academic success and real-world understanding. Sociology explores key topics like crime, education, and social inequality, helping students make sense of current issues. It also improves research and essay-writing skills, which are essential for university and many careers.
Sociology is the study of social life, human behaviour patterns and interactions. It provides us with better understanding and reasoning for societal differences.
Research methods: You will examine a wide range of research methods and carry out practical research.
Crime and deviance: You will explore explanations of crime, deviance, social order and social control. Examine globalisation and crime as well as different impacts of age, gender, class and ethnicity.
Beliefs: Examine ideology, science, NRMS and NAM as well as relationships of different social groups.
Families and households: The relationship of the family is explored in detail, as well as looking at changing roles of men, women and children in modern society. Global changes are also examined.
Education: The role of the education system, differential achievement based on class, gender and ethnicity. Relationships between students and teachers, labelling and the hidden curriculum.
Through a combination of written exams.
Full-time for two academic years.
A minimum of 5 GCSE subjects graded 9-5 including English and Maths. 2 GCSE subjects graded 9-6 (one in an essay-based subject).
With links to subjects like psychology, politics, and history, Sociology opens doors to a wide range of future opportunities in fields such as social work, journalism, and criminology.
As part of your Academic Development Day you'll go on trips, including a moot courtroom where you'll take part in a mock trial, and hear guest talks from academics and those who work in Law and Sociology.
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Students aged 16-18 do not pay exam fees.
