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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Sandwich
SEP-25
5 Years
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The study of human behaviour and relationships creates a lens through which to see the world better. At Plymouth, you’ll hold that lens to the world around you so you can play a positive role in it. Here we look inwardly at our surroundings as much as we look beyond them, and you’ll spend time immersed on the streets of the city you’re living in, putting Plymouth society under the microscope. See how change is made by working with local support groups and projects like Landworks.-
Build your confidence:use the foundation year to become more confident, regardless of your educational background.-
Learn from passionate and committed academicswith active and wide-ranging research expertise. Our research and specialisms include health, well-being and social policy alongside politics and identities.-
Apply sociological theory to contemporary issuesin an interactively taught environment, then explore and experience first-hand the world beyond the classroom with national and international field trips and exchange opportunities.-
Engage in a pioneering, well established work-based learning programmealong with voluntary opportunities to enhance your employability.-
Develop key transferable skillsthat employers actively seek through novel research methods training.-
Experience varied and engaging assessment formatssupported through personal tutoring.
This course is an integrated part of the BSc (Hons) Sociology degree at the University of Plymouth. Successful completion of your foundation year (Year 0) will not lead to a separate award or qualification in its own right but provides progression onto Year 1 of BSc (Hons) Sociology, or one of the following degree courses:BA (Hons) AnthropologyBA (Hons) Art HistoryBA (Hons) Creative WritingBSc (Hons) CriminologyBSc (Hons) Criminology and PsychologyBSc (Hons) Criminology and SociologyBA (Hons) EnglishBA (Hons) English and Creative WritingBA (Hons) HistoryBSc (Hons) International RelationsLLB (Hons) LawLLB (Hons) Law and CriminologyBSc (Hons) PoliticsBSc (Hons) Politics and International RelationsBSc (Hons) Professional Policing
Exam type
A levelA level:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Scottish Higher:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
UCAS Tariff:
32 - 80 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Extended Project:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
24 - 25 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
PPP - MPP Grades / Points required
T Level:
P Grades / Points required
32-80 points minimum of 2 A Levels
32-80 points from Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers in any subject
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pass Access Course (any subject) plus GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4 or above or equivalent
Accept in combination with other level 3 qualifications
in any subjects.
32-80 points from Irish Leaving certificate.
in any subject.
Pass (D or E on the core)
Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.
The University of Plymouth is a modern campus university ideally placed in the centre of Britain’s Ocean City, Plymouth, located on...
