Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 215

Electives include: The Sociology of Parenting and Early Childhood; Gender and Consumption; The Virtual Revolution: New Technologies, Culture and Society; Home: belonging, locality and material culture; Medical Sociology; Sex, Death and Desire: Psychoanalysis in Social Context; Streets, Skyscrapers and Slums: The City in Social, Cultural and Historical Context; Moving People: Migration, Emotion, Identity Course type Teaching and assessment Dual honours: BBC Single honours, dual honours, major and minor Entry requirements Single honours: BBB/ABC At Keele, teaching is closely tied to research interests. You will be taught by enthusiastic staff who are closely involved in charting contemporary society and changing sociological debate. We employ a variety of teaching and learning methods designed to encourage active participation and endeavour to ensure you feel able to contribute to class activities. The programme assesses you by a variety of methods including examinations, essays, tutorial performance, portfolios, posters, reports, research methods exercises and a final year dissertation. (For exclusions and other qualifications please see the entry requirements table on page 230 to 239) Skills and careers Yes Throughout the course we are keen to ensure that you reach your full potential by helping you to develop a range of communication skills that will be of benefit when you enter the employment market. We encourage both individual performance and team work and show you how to develop personal communication and presentation skills. After graduation, our students embark on a variety of careers, frequently entering the public sector, education, welfare and the legal professions. Others enter industry, commerce, charity and development work and the culture industries. Some students continue their education through completion of higher degrees and further research training. Good to know Sociology achieved 98% for overall student satisfaction in the last National Student Survey. www.keele.ac.uk/ugcourses WWW.KEELE.AC.UK/UNDERGRADUATE Key Information Approximate intake 90 Study abroad binations Popular comiminology, Cr Sociology and Psychology d an gy lo cio So UCAS Single honour L30L Sociology UCAS Dual honours programmes NL4H Accounting LT37 American Studies CL73 Biochemistry FL13 Chemistry LG31 Computer Science LMH9 Criminology LL13 Economics LX33 Educational LQ33 English F9L1 Environmental Studies LN33 Finance FLK3 Forensic Science LLJ7 Geography  FL63 Geology LLH7 Human Geography LN36 Human Resource Management LL3F International Relations LM31 Law GL13 Mathematics PL33 Media, Communications and Culture FLC3 Medicinal Chemistry LW33 Music Technology LF38 Physical Geography LL32 Politics CL83 Psychology UCAS Major and foundation programmes L300 Sociology (Major) L390 Sociology with Social Sciences Foundation Year 215