BA (Honours) Sociology at The Open University

Honours degree in sociology studied in three stages of 120 credits, introducing sociological ways of understanding social life and contemporary social problems. It builds practical skills in social research and ends with a sociological special project.

Duration: 3 years at full-time pace (120 credits per year); 6 years part-time (maximum 16 years)  |  Intake: October (to complete in 3 years); Stage 1 modules also start in February  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1: You and your world: introducing the social sciences (D112) and Global challenges: social science in action (D113). Stage 2: Understanding digital societies (DD218) and Social research: crime, justice and society (DD215). Stage 3: Social theory: changing social worlds (DD318) and Principles of social research: sociology special project module (D328).

Career pathways

Employment across the public, private and voluntary sectors.

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