Sociology and History with Foundation Year (Hons) University of Wolverhampton

Overview

The foundation year of this BA in Sociology and History with Foundation Year (Hons) at University of Wolverhampton is designed to offer applicants who do not have the required qualifications, a programme which will equip them with a robust toolkit of academic, digital and personal skills required for successful study in higher education. 

It also provides an understanding of, and insight into, a range of disciplines that underpin their chosen programme of study. 

Key facts

• During your studies, you will learn about those concepts, theories and methods essential to what we call an historical and sociological imagination - those special ways of identifying, describing and evaluating the past and the present.

• Using traditional and enhanced electronic forms of learning, you will develop your skills for gathering evidence and applying theories to a range of historical and sociological issues. In the process, you will be encouraged to share ideas and be intellectually enterprising. 

• You will also have the opportunity to do volunteer work in the local community – an experience that allows you to apply the skills you have acquired in the classroom to a range of social settings, deepens your appreciation of civic responsibility and enhances your opportunities for employment.

Careers

• The skills, competencies and knowledge you learn through sociological and historical study are directly relevant to a variety of careers. 

• Sociology graduates are often employed in the public sector: doing social research in the civil service, local government or with think tanks; public sector management; as professional practitioners or working on projects in areas concerning social inequalities and social exclusion. 

• History graduates are often employed in libraries and information work, archive management, museum administration and heritage management. 

• Local government, the civil service, the media, teaching and a range of business and commercial enterprises actively seek graduates with sociology and history degrees. Many of our students also continue their studies taking a range of post-graduate courses.