BA (Hons) Sociology Bachelor's degree at Sheffield Hallam University

This module critically explores how deviance, order and protest are produced and reproduced in different socio-historical, cultural and institutional settings. You'll learn through a combination of online and classroom-based, face-to-face lectures and seminars. You'll study topics such as: Policing public disorder, Social movement theories, Criminalisation and resistance, Mechanisms of social control, Gangs and youth subcultures, Terrorism and political violence, Revolution, Policing the margina

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module critically engages you with the main methodological approaches to undertaking and interpreting social research. You'll be challenged to take part in cutting-edge research projects and thrive as researchers working with dynamic outside agencies. You'll apply learning and skills such as: Quantitative and qualitative research methods, The work of a local charity, Research design, Epistemological and ontological foundation of quantitative/qualitative research, Ethics, methodology, method

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module explores a wide range of topics which shape the nature of contemporary UK society – from questions of poverty, inequality and social justice to issues around personal lives in light of racism and sexual and identity politics in a pandemic. You'll learn through a combination of online and classroom-based, face-to-face lectures, workshops and seminars. You'll study topics such as: Patterns of consumption in relation to market production, Impact on climate change, Intersections of citiz

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module interprets the relationship between biography and history, self and society, which are at the heart of the sociological imagination. You'll learn through a combination of online and classroom-based, face-to-face lectures and seminars. You'll study topics such as: The social, cultural and historical construction of self, Identity and difference, The stigmatised self, The disabled self, The racialised self, The embodied self, The gendered self, The racialised self, The sexualised self,

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module provides an applied sociological research project that closely reflects real-life practice, building on the level 4 research module. You'll consolidate your understanding of ethical issues, methodological and sociological theories, and how these are applied in research – preparing you for your final year dissertation, further study and employment. You'll apply your learning and skills to: A mixed-methods research project, Secondary quantitative research, Primary qualitative research,

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module challenges, collaborates and develops a deep understanding of sociological perspectives on identity and representation, as well as equality and diversity, in contemporary society. You'll study topics such as: Theories of social inequality, Theories of equality and intersectionality, Theories of identity politics and representation, Theories of postcoloniality and decoloniality, Social movements, equality activists and champions, Economic equality: the workplace and occupations, Affec

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module challenges you to engage with explanations of social problems and social change offered by selected sociological theorists. You'll study topics such as: Workplace alienation and social change: Karl Marx, Rationalisation, bureaucracy and social change: Max Weber, Community cohesion, the division of labour and social change: Emile Durkheim, Community, relationships and identity: Bauman, Fake news and hyper-reality: Jean Baudrillard, Disciplinary society, power and surveillance: Michel

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module provides you with significant employer interaction and associated learning, immersing in work-integrated learning (WIL) projects co-created with external organisations. You'll carry out authentic professional activities, while an intertwined strand of academic content will connect your applied work to relevant disciplinary theory and research evidence. You'll apply learning and skills such as: Working within a professional environment, Reflecting on your practice, Working collaborati

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module is for undergraduate students to study abroad in their second year, Semester 2 (only for courses that offer this option). With this module, you can spend a semester at one of the University's approved partner institutions worldwide – from Europe to the Americas, Asia Australia or Canada. Study Abroad plays an important role in the University's commitment to an engaging, challenging, and thriving learning culture. It offers opportunities to experience other academic cultures and foste

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module provides an extended period of work placement to enhance your employability experience and skills. You'll gain direct politics, sociology and social science insight that connects to the world of work – with a combination of lectures, workshops and drop-in sessions before, during and after your placement. You'll apply learning and skills such as: Commercial awareness, Reflective practice, Graduate employability, Personal development, Workplace experience

Assessment: Coursework (70%), Practical (30%)

The aim of this module is to enhance students' professional development through the completion of and reflection on meaningful work placement(s). A work placement will provide students with opportunities to experience the realities of professional employment and experience how their course can be applied within their chosen industry setting. The placement will: Allow student to apply the skills, theories and behaviours relevant and in addition to their course, Enable students to enhance their in

This module examines drugs, drug use and drug abuse in wider social, cultural, economic and political contexts. The module challenges you to get familiar with topical debates and discourses in relation to drug use, policy and practice. You'll study topics such as: A review of key issues and debates, Social theories and models of drug use, Illegal drug markets, Theory and research practice, Treatment and testing, Drugs and deprivation, Harm reduction, Wider social issues and drugs, Structural vio

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module explores contemporary issues in health and disability through the lens of education, using a critical range of conceptual and theoretical tools. You'll study topics such as: The role of education in society, Theoretical approaches to education, health and disability, Politics and educational policy making, Structures of advantage and disadvantage in education

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module explores theories and practices of identity, self and power in relation to sexualities and embodiment. You'll be able to challenge widespread ideas and reductionist social perspectives through comprehensive informed discussion. You'll study topics such as: Power, embodiment and sexuality in historical and social context, Control and creativity in relation to the body and sexuality, Biological and social constructionist accounts, Performance of identity through the body and sexuality

Assessment: Coursework (100%)

This module demonstrates and reflects on a range of skills developed through the production of a sustained, coherent and critical sociological thesis. You'll develop key skills which you can apply more broadly to the world of work, through collaborative working with your academic supervisor, fellow students and engagement with external organisations. You'll apply learning and skills such as: A high degree of autonomy, Developing a piece of sociological or political research, Working with an acad

Assessment: Coursework (90%), Practical (10%)