Teaching & Modules
Modules
Year
Year 1 - Required Modules
You are required to take the following modules:
- Understanding the Social World (30 credits)
- Introduction to Social Theory (30 credits)
- Social Justice & Policy Analysis (30 credits)
- Power, Inequality & Social Change (30 credits)
Year 1 - Optional Modules
There are no optional modules in your first year.
Teaching methods - what to expect
We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported by the use of digital technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.
Teaching methods include: lectures, seminars, workshops, supervision and study visits; reading and extensive use of library resources; videos; online discussion fora; policy analysis, formulation and communication tasks done individually and collaboratively; case studies; community engaged learning, data collection and analysis; coursework assignments and their associated formative feedback. You will also have a personal tutor to support you through your studies.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Assessment
- Essays
- Written Reports
- Podcasting
- Presentations
- Writing Policy Briefings
- Group projects
- Oral, Video and Poster Presentations
- Personal Learning Diaries
The course uses a progressive model of assessment that helps you to build up your knowledge and skills in a systematic way as you progress through the course. A variety of modes of assessment are used to support and test academic rigour and to help you develop capabilities that are valued in work and civic life. Alongside traditional academic essays, these include: report writing; podcasting; writing articles for press and media outlets; writing policy analyses and briefings; group projects; oral, video and poster presentations; personal learning diaries; research proposals; funding bids; visits and field reports; online quizzes; case study analyses; and biographical reflections. In your final year you will write a dissertation. High quality formative assessment and feedback is used across the course to support and reinforce your learning.
Key Information
UCAS code:
L300
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full-time
Required A-Levels:
AAB
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Start date:
September 2027
Application deadline: