Curriculum - Sociology
About the course
How are relationships, bullying and ‘screen time’ associated with children’s well-being? Is the media the ‘dark web’ responsible for increases in crime? Why do most of the top jobs in society go to students who have been educated at private schools and Oxbridge?
Sociology is the systematic study of society and human behaviour. Sociology is an exciting and lively subject. It encourages you to question some of the ways in which society is organised and to realise that things are not always what they seem.
What you will study
Paper 1 - Education with Theory and Methods
Paper 2 - Topics in Sociology
Paper 3 - Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods
Assessment
The course is assessed through three two hour examination papers at the end of Year 13. Each paper is of equal weighting and contains a mixture of short answer and extended writing questions.
Skills you will gain
Sociology is a research based subject, grounded in scientific and non-scientific method. You will develop skills of literacy, numeracy, application, analysis, evaluation and critical thinking. You will learn quantitative and qualitative research skills.
Please note
Sociology supports other Social Science subjects such as Psychology. Enrichment includes: Social Science Clinic, trips and conferences.