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6.5level requirementThis is the English requirement the university publishes for study at this level, not one printed for this course. Most departments ask for exactly this and some ask for more, so it tells you what to aim at rather than what you will be asked for. Send us the course and we will confirm the requirement it actually sets, including any minimum in each paper.
Sociology and Criminology (Placement Year) is taught at a number of UK universities, and the entry terms are set department by department rather than nationally. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.
Teaching in Sociology is assessed mainly through extended written work rather than examinations.
The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.5, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too.
Applications open around a year ahead of the intake. Getting the documents together early is what keeps the September date realistic.
Entry requirements
English
IELTS 6.5level requirementThis is the English requirement the university publishes for study at this level, not one printed for this course. Most departments ask for exactly this and some ask for more, so it tells you what to aim at rather than what you will be asked for. Send us the course and we will confirm the requirement it actually sets, including any minimum in each paper.
Careers opportunities
A research-methods degree at heart, and that is what makes it employable: survey design, interviewing and analysis. Its graduates go into research, policy, HR and the social sector, and none of those are named in the title.
Roles graduates go into
Social researcher
Policy and data analyst
User or market researcher
Human resources officer
Charity programme officer
Teacher or lecturer
Where they work
Government social research
Market and social research agencies
Charities and the third sector
Universities and think tanks
Corporate insight and HR teams
After the course
A research master's is the standard step into professional social research, and the Government Social Research profession recruits into it.