Politics and Sociology BA (Hons)
Newcastle University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Main Site (Newcastle)

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Full Time

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SEP-25

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Duration

3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Main Site (Newcastle)

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Political issues are invariably social issues, involving questions of power, inequalities, conflict and change in contemporary societies. Dividing your time equally between sociology and politics, you develop a rich, in-depth and well-informed understanding of the social forces that create and sustain political and social institutions. Optional modules allow you to tailor the degree to suit your own interests, with topics like global poverty, feminist political thought, race, racism and ...Read more

Political issues are invariably social issues, involving questions of power, inequalities, conflict and change in contemporary societies. Dividing your time equally between sociology and politics, you develop a rich, in-depth and well-informed understanding of the social forces that create and sustain political and social institutions. Optional modules allow you to tailor the degree to suit your own interests, with topics like global poverty, feminist political thought, 'race', racism and society, and the politics of the arts.

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Sociology
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
32nd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
26th
Politics
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
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Politics graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
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
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Sociology graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
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A level

A level:

ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AABBB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:30,M:15 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,M2,M2 Grades / Points required

Extended Project:

A Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H1,H2,H2,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM Grades / Points required

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Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted.Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

Level 3 units in humanities/social sciences and English are desirable.

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If you offer the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification, we will vary our offer to recognise this. Your project can be in any topic.

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Popular A-level subjects

Sociology

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

History
39%
English Literature
30%
Sociology
23%
Psychology
22%
Law
18%
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Politics

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Government & Politics
64%
History
58%
English Literature
27%
Economics
26%
General Studies
17%
HESA

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Newcastle University
Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle University is a Global Top 125 university (QS World University Rankings 2023) and founding member of the prestigious...

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King's Gate Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland NE1 7RU United Kingdom
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