Sociology with Criminology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

University of East London

This programme is designed to give you the opportunity to:

• Enjoy a stimulating and engaging introduction to a broad range of multidisciplinary contemporary social science learning and teaching. • Develop the necessary practical, intellectual and communication core skills necessary for the study of various disciplines in preparation for Level 4. • Build on the personal attributes necessary for independent learning and study to form the basis of future skill development in level 4. • Prepare for a successful transition to a full degree course. • Stimulate engagement and participation in the learning process and make use of constructive feedback for personal development. • Enable completion of Level 3 within the academic year. • Prepare for future employability and enhance personal and professional development.

What you will learn

Knowledge

• The necessary personal and academic skills to be successful in Level 3 of a Social Sciences programme. • Subject-specific knowledge in your chosen area(s) of study. • How to manage one’s own learning, professional and personal development. • Skills of manipulation of knowledge to make an informed judgement. • How to work beyond routine and defined contexts.

Thinking skills

• How to apply what you have learnt to familiar contexts. • How to apply what you have learnt to unfamiliar contexts. • How to critically reflect on your own learning and performance. • How to identify different points of view in specified texts. • How to summarise arguments. • How to make informed judgements and distinguish between fact and opinion. • How to develop your own point of view in relation to specified texts.

Subject-Based Practical skills

• Skills of understanding and analysing social issues and the processes that underpin social change and stability in various communities. • Skills of understanding and analysing the different interpretations of national and world events. • Use of Information Technology and the Internet for information retrieval and presentation. • Present and interpret basic qualitative and quantitative data. • Ability to conduct informed debate on current social issues.

Skills for life and work (general skills)

• How to organise and manage a workload effectively . • How to locate and select sources of information for written work/research . • How to work collaboratively. • How to give oral presentations. • Learning how to apply skills gained both with autonomy and direct supervision. • Have the ability to understand the ethical implications of sociological enquiry.

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for the purpose of graduate membership.

Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) for the purpose of eligibility to apply for Graduate Membership.

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), having been judged to meet the CIOB Education Framework. Prospective members holding these qualifications have full academic exemption and may enter CIOB membership without the requirement for an Individual Assessment.