Sir John Deane's Course Prospectus 2018 1 Sir John Deane's_Courses | Page 61
Sociology
STUDY LEVEL CONTACT DETAILS
A level Tony Logan, Head of Department
[email protected]
Studying Sociology can be challenging and exciting. We will give you opportunities
to think critically about the world around you, to develop your analytical skills, and
to build an appreciation of the complexity and diversity of social life.
What will I study? Co-curricular activities? Where might it lead?
Among the topics you will study are
families and households – this will
include looking at questions such as:
Are children becoming part of the
adult world too quickly? Research
methods will also be studied, such
as covert observation, which could
be used to study criminal gangs
or football hooligans. Religion
and crime also form an interesting
part of the course. You will study
criminal gangs, look at why girls are
outperforming boys at school, why
people join religious cults and the
media’s role in creating moral panics
about child killers. We provide many opportunities
to broaden and enhance students
understanding of subject areas to
support learning in class and to take
the learning experience beyond the
specification. Guest speakers from
various professions, such as prison
officers and nurses, are invited in to
the College to speak to students. Sociology is an academically
demanding subject regarded as an
acceptable A level by all universities.
A qualification in Sociology can lead
to a wide variety of careers. Some of
the more popular choices include:
Law, the police, teaching, journalism,
personnel management, nursing and
marketing.
These topics will help you to
develop a critical awareness of
how the world really operates
and why. Assessment is by written
examination.
Depending on demand, students
may also have the opportunity to
take part in a variety of excursions.
The excursions offer excellent variety
such as visiting the Manchester
Police Crime Museum, annual
revision conference for A level
Sociology students or attending a
true life conference hearing from real
criminals on why they committed
crime.
C SirJohnDeanes A SirJohnDeanes
www.sjd.ac.uk
61