Sociology

Assessment

First-year two papers: AS Paper 1 – 1 hour 30 minutes – Education together with sociological methods in context AS Paper 2 – 1 hour 30 minutes – Families and households plus research methods At the end of the second year, you will sit 3 papers A level Paper 1 – 2 hours – Education, methods in context, and theory and methods (this includes what you studied in research methods) A level Paper 2 – 2 hours – Families and households plus beliefs in society A level Paper 3 – 2 hours – Crime and deviance plus theory and methods (this includes what you have studied in research methods plus sociological theories) The assessment focuses on: A01 – knowledge and understanding – knowing sociological ideas theories and methods A02 – application – linking your knowledge to the questions and showing relevant application A03 – analysis and evaluation – explaining things in detail and showing how ideas fit together, comparing contrasting ideas, drawing conclusions, showing the usefulness, advantages, and disadvantages of methods theories, etc.