Sociology

Course summary

This course will enable the students both to gain transferable skills and exam success as well as to generate a real interest in developments in our society. The course should enable students to understand the world in which they interact alongside developing the confidence to talk and write coherently about social issues. Students will be given the opportunity to study the concepts and theories of Sociology. They will be encouraged to apply these themselves, e.g. by conducting interviews, independently researching topics and through self or peer assessment. They will be encouraged to follow developments relevant to Sociology in the newspapers and in television and radio programmes.