Sociology with Media Studies BA (Hons) at University of Sussex

Programme overview

Discover the ways our communities are formed and media’s role in influencing them. Gain experience outside of the classroom to prepare for your future. Analyse how media and communications shape real societies to stand out in today’s AI-influenced communications landscapes and other diverse careers.

Department: Department of Sociology and Criminology | Duration: 3 years full time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: 21st Century Sociology, Critical Reading and Writing for Sociologists, Foundations of Media and Digital Culture, Themes and Perspectives in Sociology I, Digital Technology, Media and Society, Gendering the Life Course, Making the Familiar Strange, Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II. Year 2 core modules: Designing Social Research, Media, Memory, History, Media and the Real. Year 3 core modules: Sociology Project, New Media Histories, Utopian Cultural Politics and New Horizons.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: ABB-BBB GCSEs: You should have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. Extended Project Qualification: We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us English language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component. UCAS code LP30.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 24,200 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply

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