Sociology is taught at A-Level and explores how the world around us works, it exercises critical thinking and explores ideas from different viewpoints. Students studying A-Level Sociology will develop a wide range of transferable skills, including how to conduct and evaluate research and in-depth analysis of current issues and problems, theorising, problem-solving and excellent communication skills.   

Course Components

1. Education with Theory and Methods: the role and functions of the education system, differential educational achievement of social groups by social class, gender and ethnicity, and relationships and processes within schools. 
2. Crime and Deviance: crime, deviance, social order and social control, the social distribution of crime and deviance by ethnicity, gender and social class, globalisation and crime, the media and crime, green crime, human rights and state crimes. 
3. Theory and Methods: in-depth study of the methods used by sociologists, their relationship to sociological theories, analysis and evaluation of application and usefulness. 
4. Families and Households: the relationship of the family to the social structure and social change, changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, separation, divorce, childbearing and the life course, gender roles, domestic labour and power relationships within the family, and the nature of childhood. 
5. Beliefs in Society: ideology, science and religion (including both Christian and non-Christian religious traditions), the relationship between social change and social stability, and religious beliefs and organisations (including cults, sects, denominations, churches and New Age movements). 

For more information on the A-Level Sociology course grade requirements, download a copy of the Sixth Form Prospectus and for more information on the course content, download a copy of the A-Level Options Guide. 

Co-Curricular Opportunities 

• Trip to the annual London Anthropology Day Conference