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Sociology
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Sociology
2 study options
Sociology BA (Hons)
Key information
- Degree
- BA (Hons)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Start
- September 2027
- UCAS code
- L300
- Institution code
- Q50
- Typical A-Level offer
- Grades ABB at A-Level.
Full entry requirements (including contextual admissions) - Home fees
- £10,050
- Overseas fees
- £28,300
Funding information
Paying your fees
Sociology with Year Aboard BA (Hons)
Key information
- Degree
- BA (Hons)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Start
- September 2027
- UCAS code
- L301
- Institution code
- Q50
- Typical A-Level offer
- Grades ABB at A-Level.
Full entry requirements (including contextual admissions) - Home fees
- £10,050
- Overseas fees
- £28,300
Funding information
Paying your fees
Overview
The BA Sociology will train you to understand and intervene in processes of social change in a critical way. You will gain a rigorous education in sociological theories and social research methods to understand how our lives, identities, institutions and cultures are shaped.
Taught by a team of world-leading researchers in the fields of environmental and urban studies, social movements and activism, race and racism, gender, health, and economy, the programme has a strong emphasis on public engagement and community building within and outside the university. Our aim is to shape future leaders who aspire to rebuild the world guided by the principles of sustainability, social and environmental justice. If you want to understand the reasons for inequality, and the hope of community, while developing the tools to make our society better, this is the degree for you.
We will unpack the world together and rebuild it better!
We deliver teaching in a variety of ways including on-campus lectures, seminars, and workshops, visits to museums and archives, film screenings, and expert guest lectures from civil society advocates and community organisers. The variety of learning and teaching methods delivers the programme’s Learning Outcomes creatively and comprehensively – e.g., seminars, lectures, guest lectures for the acquisition of knowledge and understanding; workshops, an internship opportunity, visits and film screening for the development of disciplinary and transferable skills and graduate attributes.
Structure
You can complete your Sociology degree in three or four years. If you choose to study abroad, this will take place in Year 3 and Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.
Year 1
Compulsory
- Global Sociology
- Imagining Society
- Controversies of Science and Technology
- Planetary Emergencies: From Analysis to Action
- Politics in Action
- Religion and Society: Practices, Community and Belief
For full details on all of our modules please go to the online module directory.
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Year 2
Compulsory
- Social Theory
- Qualitative Methods for Social Science Research
- Quantitative Methods for Social Science Research
Choose from
- Unsettling Methods: Creativity in/for Social Science Research
- Gender and Feminisms in World Politics
- Global Theory
- The International Politics of the Developing World
- Sustainable Food Systems: Migration, Place and Culture
- Health, Space and Justice
- Colonial Lives and Afterlives
- Urban Cultural Geographies: Encountering London
For full details on all of our modules please go to the online module directory.
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Year 3
Compulsory
- Dissertation in Politics / International Relations
Choose from
- Sociology of Education
- Political Participation and Social Change
- Racism and Anti-Racism in World Politics
- Reading Global Politics through Palestine
- The Politics of Persuasion
- Technology and Innovation in the Global South
- The Political Life of Security Methods
- The Politics of the Anti-Colonial
- US Carceral State
- Environmental Politics
- Global Politics of Health and Disease
- More than Human Politics
- Gender and Politics
- Global Ethics
- Populism: A Global Perspective
- Gender, Sexuality and Capitalism
- Civil Society: Democracy, Activism and Social Change
- Civil Society — Internship
- Critical Hope in an Uncertain World
- The Public Life of Cities
- Kinship, Justice and Belonging
- AI Geographies: Materialities, Ethics and Futures
- African Cities: Development, Economy and Hustle
- Critical Environmental Studies
For full details on all of our modules please go to the online module directory.
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Study options
Apply for this degree with any of the following options. Take care to use the correct UCAS code - it may not be possible to change your selection later.
Year abroad
Go global and study abroad as part of your degree – apply for our Sociology BA with a Year Abroad. Queen Mary has links with universities in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia (partnerships vary for each degree programme).
Find out more about study abroad opportunities at Queen Mary and what the progression requirements are.
Teaching
Teaching and learning
You’ll receive approximately 8 to 12 hours of weekly contact time, in the form of formal lectures and small group seminars. The seminars are designed to generate informed discussion around set topics and may involve student presentations, group exercises and role-play as well as open discussion.
You’ll complete a further 20 hours of independent study per week.
All students have an academic advisor that they meet with regularly across each semester to review their studies and to check-in on their well-being. Read more about the advice and support services available to students in the Department of Sociology, Politics and International Relations
Assessment
Students are assessed by a combination of coursework and written assessments. A few modules are assessed by coursework only.
Resources and facilities
We offer excellent on-campus resources to aid your studies, including:
- Events throughout the year, such as public debates, film nights, and book launches, which attract diverse audiences and offer networking opportunities
- The Mile End Institute, a major policy centre that specialises in contemporary British politics, featuring regular high-profile speakers
- The Research Group on International Political Sociology.
Entry requirements
| A-Level | Grades ABB at A-Level. |
| IB | International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. |
| BTEC | See our detailed subject and grade requirements |
| Access HE | We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. |
| GCSE | Both GCSE English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required. |
| EPQ | Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq |
| Contextualised admissions | Our standard contextual offer: BBC at A-Level. Our enhanced contextual offer: BCC at A-Level. More information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page. Please note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered. |
| A-Level | Grades ABB at A-Level. |
| IB | International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. |
| BTEC | See our detailed subject and grade requirements |
| Access HE | We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. |
| GCSE | Both GCSE English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required. |
| EPQ | Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq |
| Contextualised admissions | Our standard contextual offer: BBC at A-Level. Our enhanced contextual offer: BCC at A-Level. More information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page. Please note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered. |
Non-UK students
We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit International Admissions for full details.
If your qualifications are not accepted for direct entry onto this degree, consider applying for a foundation programme.
English language
Find out more about our English language entry requirements, including the types of test we accept and the scores needed for entry to the programme.
You may also be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree.
Further information
Funding
Loans and grants
UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.
Scholarships and bursaries
Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.
Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.
Find out what scholarships and bursaries are available to you.
Support from Queen Mary
We offer specialist support on all financial and welfare issues through our Advice and Counselling Service, which you can access as soon as you have applied for a place at Queen Mary.
Take a look at our Student Advice Guides which cover ways to finance your degree, including:
- additional sources of funding
- planning your budget and cutting costs
- part-time and vacation work
- money for lone parents.
Careers
The BA sociology nurtures a keen awareness of civic and social responsibility as well as sustainability, provide skills to analyse contemporary trends critically and with a view to improve society towards social justice. Therefore, the programme will prepare graduates for further education and careers in academia, civil service, charities, NGOs and IOs. Students will also be competent for a wider range of employment options, including journalism, social work, content creation for social media platforms, and advisory roles.
Career support
Sociology students benefit from dedicated careers support, including lectures and tutorials on career choice, getting work experience and presenting degree skills to an employer at interview. We also run an annual career options event with graduate speakers.
Find out more about how we have integrated careers support into all of degree programmes to help you to maximise your potential and achieve your ambitions.
The Queen Mary careers team can also offer:
- specialist advice on choosing a career path
- support with finding work experience, internships and graduate jobs
- feedback on CVs, cover letters and application forms
- interview coaching.
Learn more about career support and development at Queen Mary.
About the School
School of Society and Environment
At Queen Mary’s School of Society and Environment, we explore the big questions shaping our world - past, present, and future. From medieval Europe to modern America, from global environmental change to the politics of the Middle East, our programmes blend rigorous scholarship with real-world impact.
Our academics are among the world’s leading researchers, and our departments consistently rank among the best in their fields (QS World University Rankings; Research Excellence Framework). Students also rate our teaching highly (National Student Survey), recognising our commitment to an engaging, high-quality learning experience.
Located in London, home to Parliament, political think tanks, cultural institutions and global businesses, we offer excellent opportunities to collaborate with local, national, and international partners. Here, you’ll apply your learning beyond the classroom, gain hands-on experience, and join a diverse, inclusive community that will challenge your perspective and equip you with the skills to make a difference.
You’ll also have access to the Mile End Institute, a major policy hub at Queen Mary that connects policymakers, academics, and local communities to address pressing national issues.
