BA (Hons) Sociology with Social Psychology at University of Essex

Programme overview

BA Sociology with Social Psychology explores how people function in society and how social and psychological forces shape interaction, with training in qualitative and quantitative research. It is taught in a research-led Department of Sociology and Criminology.

Department: Department of Sociology and Criminology | Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with optional placement or study abroad year) | Intake: October 2027 | Study mode: full-time; year abroad option, placement year option | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study covers social psychology and interaction, psychoanalysis and human behaviour, the sociology of global issues such as migration and religion, and research methods. Modules include The Sociological Imagination, The Psychosocial Imagination, Researching Social Life, Power and Agency in a Global World, Social and Forensic Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Illness, The Age of Trauma and an independent dissertation. A Q-Step pathway can add the qualifier (Applied Quantitative Methods).

Career pathways

Graduates work in social research and analysis, public and community services, policy and government, human services and NGOs, local and central government, social work, market research, project management and fundraising, or progress to postgraduate study.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels; IB: 29 points in the IB Diploma or 112 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 2 Higher Level subjects. A-levels, AAQs, BTECs, Access to HE Diploma, T-levels and most other qualifications that carry UCAS tariff points are accepted; acceptability of some non A-level qualifications such as BTECs may depend on the subject studied and units taken. International A-levels and BTECs are assigned the same tariff points as their UK counterparts. Contextual offer for eligible UK-resident applicants: 96 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels. International applicants: IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component (or specified score in an accepted equivalent test).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year. Home/UK fee per year; fees increase for each academic year of study. Placement year: 20% of standard tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 22,575 a year. International fee per year; fees increase for each academic year of study. Placement year: 20% of standard tuition fee Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with optional placement or study abroad year)

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