Sociology (with placement year) BSc (Hons)
Loughborough University
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Course info
Our BSc Sociology degree teaches students the theories and methods needed to understand how individual identities, behaviours and lives are shaped by the processes and structures that give rise to exclusion and inequity in modern society.The course will help you ask and answer key social questions, such as:- How do societies change? How are these changes related to processes of globalization, migration, shifts in gender roles and religious beliefs, digital technologies, social movements and ...Read More
Key stats
Uni rankings
WUSCA student ranking
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2023 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
9th
/ 81
These are the 2023 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
CUG ranking
Complete University Guide Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
7th
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
CUG subject ranking
Complete University Guide Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
6th
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
Start date and duration
Start date
30-SEP-24
Sandwich
4 Years
Sociology
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Modules
These are the sub-topics that you will study as part of this course
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IDP Connect
, September 2023
Source: IDP Connect , September 2023
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
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The minimum grades (and in some cases the subjects) you'll need to get on to this course.
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Previous study
Previous study
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Source: HESA, 2018
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Source: HESA, 2018
Sociology
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Loughborough’s research has impact, solving real-life challenges and being awarded seven Queen’s Anniversary Prizes along the way. In the most recent REF, 91% of our research was rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent'. Loughborough University’s main location is a single-site campus in the heart of the UK, near the popular cities of Nottingham and Leicester. Consistently praised by students for its unbeatable community spirit, there are endless opportunities to get involved at Loughborough Students' Union. The university hosts one of the UK's largest annual careers fairs, along with hundreds of other employer events, boosting employability prospects. Loughborough students on Whatuni say: “I have made great friends and I find my course incredibly interesting.
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