• AS Level Unit 1: This unit focuses on the role of the family and how we learn to be members of society. It includes defining the family, exploring relationships within the family and issues such as diversity, gender roles, marriage and divorce.

Unit 2: This unit encourages students to explore the nature and practice of social enquiry and includes the study of the various methods employed by sociologists in their research. It also includes definitions of educational terminology, patterns and trends regarding the achievements of different social groups by class, gender, ethnicity and locality, and sociological explanations of these trends. • A2 Level Unit 3: This unit looks at the patterns and trends of crime, sociological explanations of crime, agents of social control, and the role of the media in such things as moral panics. Unit 4: This unit requires students to apply their knowledge of sociological methods. It also includes the study of social inequality which includes looking at the patterns and trends of inequality in our society, and the sociological explanations for this inequality.

You will require 5 GCSEs at Grades A*- C (which includes a Grade B in English/Welsh Language). You do not need to have studied Sociology at GCSE.

You will be invited to attend an interview, and will undertake an assessment in literacy and numeracy, to establish any support required.

You will be assessed by 100% examination.

Sociology is useful for a range of university courses and careers including: community work, housing management, teaching, personnel management, police force, probation service, public sector administration, social work, and welfare advice work.

This subject is part of the full time A level Programme. To apply for this subject you need to apply for the A Level or Combined Programme

A Level Programme - You will need to choose 3 or 4 AS Levels to study the A Level Programme

Combined Programme - You will need to choose 1 or 2 AS Levels combined with a vocational option. Vocational options include: Applied Science, IT, Business, Criminology, Law, Sports and Exercise Sciences, or Health and Social Care.