Department of Social & Policy Sciences Course Catalogue 2025/26
UHSP-AKB10: BSc (hons) Sociology and Social Policy
Route: BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
Normal course duration: 4 Years
[Page last updated: 25 July 2025]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | BSc (hons) Sociology and Social Policy BSc (hons) Social Sciences Diploma of Higher Education [exit award] Certificate of Higher Education [exit award] Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: Yes; Year 2: Yes; Year 3: Yes; Year 4: No; |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0% Stage 2: 32% Stage 3: 0% Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
This course is being replaced. Years 1 to 3 of this version are not available in 2025/6. |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Final Stage
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SP32041 | Sociology and social policy dissertation | 20 Credits |
SP32043 | Policy analysis for professional practice | 10 Credits |
SP32044 | Sociology and beyond | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PS22008 | Social psychology and individual differences | 10 Credits |
SP32067 | Crime, media, culture | 10 Credits |
SP32071 | Humanitarianism | 10 Credits |
SP32076 | Sociology of death | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
ED32013 | Contemporary issues in childhood and youth: theory and practice | 5 Credits |
PL32084 | Digital politics and governance | 5 Credits |
PL32098 | Postcolonialism and the politics of resistance in Asia, Africa and Latin America | 10 Credits |
PL32098 | Postcolonialism and the politics of resistance | 10 Credits |
SP32066 | Atrocities, conflict, human rights | 5 Credits |
SP32077 | The sociology of experts and evidence | 5 Credits |
SP32129 | Drugs, crime and society | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
ED32017 | Technology and childhood: an international perspective | 5 Credits |
PL32092 | LGBTQ+ politics | 5 Credits |
PL32107 | The resurgence of reactionary politics | 5 Credits |
PS22009 | Developmental psychology | 5 Credits |
SP32073 | Lobbying, policy communications and democracy | 5 Credits |
SP32075 | Sexual violence | 5 Credits |
SP32125 | Gender, sexuality, science, and technology | 5 Credits |
SP32125 | Gender, Sexuality, Science, and Technology | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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