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Why QMU? QMU is ranked 1st in Scotland and 14th in the UK for Sociology (out of 91 institutions) in the Guardian University League Table 2019. QMU is ranked 1st in Scotland and 5th in the UK for student satisfaction in Sociology (NSS 2018). You’ll learn how to make sense of complex and challenging social issues – and how to provoke change. You’ll understand how the public sociologist and sociological knowledge can create radical approaches to solving social problems. We’ll enable you to develop a wide range of transferable skills. Year Four Dissertation/ European Social Policy and Politics/ Options may include: Gender Justice and Violence: Feminist Approaches/ Queer Theory, Gender & Sexual Politics; Sociology of Scotland/ Public Sociology Education This modules listed here are correct at time of print (Feb 2019) but may differ slightly to those offered in 2020. Please check the website for any updates. Entry Requirements Scottish Higher: Standard: BBCC Minimum: BCCC A Level: CCD Irish Leaving Certificate: H3 H3 H3 H3 International Baccalaureate: 26 points International: IELTS of 6.0 with no element lower than 5.5 Required: English required and Maths preferred at Nat 5/GCSE Mature/Access: Related Access course — see www.qmu.ac.uk/college- qualifications We welcome applications from mature students with relevant qualifications and / or experience. Direct Entry: Year Two • HNC: HNC in a related subject with B in the graded unit • Scottish Higher: BC at Advanced Higher in relevant subjects plus BB at Higher • A Level: BBB in relevant subjects Year Three • HND in a related subject with CB in the graded units For details of related HNC and HND courses, see www.qmu.ac.uk/college- qualifications Associate student places: You can study this course as an associate student completing your first year at Newbattle Abbey College or West Lothian College. For more information and entry requirements, see pages 32 & 33. Other information UCAS code: L390 Duration: 3/4 years full-time Start date: September 2020 Delivery: On campus Awarding body: QMU. Please see the ‘External review’ section on pages 8-9. 137 Exchange opportunities: In Year Two you have the opportunity (subject to availability) to study for one semester at a university overseas. See pages 18-19 for more information. Placements: N/A Teaching staff, class sizes and timetables: Please see ‘How we teach and how you’ll learn’ on pages 8-9. Course fees: See pages 162-163 Professional registration/accreditation: N/A. Careers: You’ll change. You’ll grow. You’ll graduate with a wide range of knowledge, skills and aptitudes. You’ll also have a richly developed sense of social responsibility and – hopefully – a burning desire to make a powerful, positive change to the world around you. Previous graduates are now shaking things up in social and community work, consumer and social research, public policy development, teaching, academia, marketing and human resource management.