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
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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
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