"Our students will be able to recognise how diverse their community is, understand their importance as an individual and increase their own life chances by going beyond the limits that society puts in place."
Course title and type of qualification: Sociology GCSE
Sociology is the study of society and behaviour (for full list of topics you will study look at the ‘how will I be assessed’ section). You will study many fascinating topics such as:
As part of the course you will be doing a number of investigations into society which will comprise of interviews, questionnaires, etc.
Typically, the successful Sociology student likes serious discussion, at home and in class.
You will sit two exams at the end of Year 11. Each exam will last for one hour forty five minutes. The questions range from short mark answers to longer essays.
Exam 1 will include the following topics; The Family and Education, with Research Methods.
Exam 2 will include the following topics; The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification, with Research Methods.
Sociology is a great subject to help you improve a lot of skills to help you in the future. These skills include teamwork, independent learning, research, organisation, analysis and problem solving skills.
These skills can help you if you decide to study A Levels in Sociology, History, Psychology, Geography, Politics and many more subjects.
Some jobs in which Sociology can be very helpful are; teaching, health care, law, police, social work, counselling, local government and politics, journalism, charity, as well as many other areas.
Sociology helps to educate people with skills and knowledge which can help them to move into a variety of areas in the future.
Examination Board: AQA
