Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 89

Course type

• Race, Politics and Education
• Inclusive Education
• Higher Education: Policy and the Student Experience
• Educating for ‘Global’ Citizenship
• The Making of professionals: Education, Health and Social Work
Elective modules in Sociology:
• 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
• Celebrity

Dual honours

Entry
requirements
BBC

(For exclusions and other
qualifications please see
the entry requirements
table on page 230 to 239)

WWW.KEELE.AC.UK/UNDERGRADUATE

Key Information

Approximate
intake
15

Study abroad
Yes

Teaching and assessment

Teaching consists of lectures, seminars, individual tutorials
and workshops. Much of the work you will be required to do is
coursework, either in the form of essays or, portfolios, posters,
projects, exams or presentations and in your final year an 8,000 to
10,000 word dissertation.

Skills and careers

This dual honours degree provides a firm foundation for a career
in teaching or postgraduate study in either discipline. Graduates
interested in going into primary or secondary teaching may wish to
consider applying to either of the two School-centred Initial Teacher
Training (SCITTS) programmes that Keele is in partnership with, which
leads to the award of a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE),
along with a recommendation for (Qualified Teacher Status QTS).
Furthermore, Education and Sociology students have the opportunity
to develop and demonstrate skills that will equip them for life in a
rapidly changing world, including the ability to find and analyse data;
to think clearly and creatively; to communicate effectively; and to
work independently and as a member of a team ensuring that they
find employment in a range of occupations. As both Education and
Sociology involve the study of people and society, many graduates
go on to target people focused careers such as social and welfare
professions (social worker, counsellor and community development
officer) as well as the health service, cultural and media industries,
market research and legal and criminal justice work.

Good to know
Sociology at keele recently came top in the
National Student Survey achieving 98% student
satisfaction score which reflects the high quality
of teaching and resources available whilst as
a university Keele came joint top with 93%
indicating the equally exceptional student
experience you will have.

www.keele.ac.uk/ugcourses

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