A-Level Sociology
Toll Bar Sixth Form
Station Road , New Waltham, Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Available start dates
Available start dates
Course Summary
In A-level Sociology students explore a variety of topics in order for you to understand how we developed into the society we are today, including: the role of the education system and its relationship to social class, gender and ethnicity; the causes of crime and the role of the criminal justice system; the relationship between ownership and control of the media and the different ways minority groups are represented in the media.
Course Details
Full details of the course, its aims and objectives and methods of assessment can be accessed via:
AS and A-level Sociology Specifications for first teaching in 2015 (aqa.org.uk)
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Three exams of two hours each.
Paper 1 – Education with Theory and Methods. (33%)
Paper 2 – Topics in Sociology (33%)
Paper 3 - Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods. (33%)
Entry requirements
Our entry requirements are as follows:
• 5 x GCSEs at minimum Grade 4
• GCSE Grade 4 in English and Mathematics
• GCSE Grade 5 in an academically relevant qualification to the chosen A-level subject
Equipment required
Your next steps...
Higher education and career pathways supported by A-level Sociology include:
• Law
• Social work
• Human resources
• Policing
• Education
• Politics
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