Sociology with Foundation Year (Honours) Sheffield Hallam University

Overview

Key facts

• Understand privilege and disadvantage across different social identities. 

• Investigate ethnicity, class, sexuality, age, disability, gender and religion.
• Explore social movements for equality in a global context.
• Evaluate the relative power of groups and individuals drawing on complex cultural and material resources.
• Prepare for the degree with an extra foundation year at the start.
• The first year introduces you to core sociological knowledge and skills – taught by friendly and approachable staff. You’ll progress to more specialised modules in the second and third years – developing your personal interests and building employability skills.
• If you don't meet the entry requirements for our BA (Hons) courses – or if you’re not quite ready for studying at degree-level – we recommend you take our foundation course. You’ll share the foundation year with other Social Science students before moving onto your degree.

Future careers

This Sociology with Foundation Year (Honours) degree at Sheffield Hallam University prepares you for a career in   

• health and related areas
• education
• probation 
• police service
• prisons
• local and national government
• marketing and advertising
• You’ll undertake live projects as part of your degree, getting a taste of how to use the skills you learn on the course in the real world. For example, working on a project brief for a local charity – undertaking desk-based research, helping them while also forming the basis for your assessment. You’ll also be able to list this work on your CV.
• You can choose from a range of elective modules – such as environment and society, youth studies, propaganda and media studies, and education policy. Alongside this, you’ll undertake a more demanding commissioned project, working in a team to meet the needs of a local organisation.