Overview

The Sociology (with Foundation Year) (Hons) programme at Bangor University examines the dynamics and relationships within societies, such as family, friendships and communities, or power and governance.

Career opportunities:

On successful completion of your Foundation Year, you can progress to Year 1 of the BA (Hons) Sociology. As you progress through your degree, you'll further develop some of the skills most sought after by employers – solid research, analytical, critical thinking, reasoning and problem-solving skills.

This, together with your knowledge and understanding of people, social institutions and processes, gives you a toolset that can be applied in almost any career. There are also the obvious career routes into the public sector, within local or central government, politics, the civil service, welfare or criminal justice system.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Arts, Humanities & the future

Digital Communication

Language of Music

Transnational Cultures

Sociology and the Contemporary World

Social Divisions

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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PTE Academic

56

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IELTS

6

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bangor, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Sociology View 512 other Bachelors in Sociology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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105

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4

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56

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

Offers are tariff based, 48 - 96 tariff points, from Level 3 qualifications* e.g.

A Levels (including: AS-levels, General Studies)

International Baccalaureate

Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

BTEC Diplomas and Certificate are accepted and Cambridge Technical Diplomas / Certificates

Cambridge Technical Diplomas and Certificates

City & Guilds Advanced Technical Diplomas

Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted

Scottish Highers

Irish Leaving Certificate is accepted

T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

18000 GBP / year

≈ 18000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

Foundation Year Fee: £5,760

Placement Year Fee £1,958

International Experience Year Fee £1,468

Living costs

Bangor

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

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