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GCE A Level in Sociology

at Gillingham School · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Sociology is an exciting and relevant A Level subject which focuses on the study of social life and how our environment shapes our futures. Considering how society is organised and how humans experience their lives helps students to understand and think critically about why our world is the way it is. All students will study a range of sociological research methods as part of the course. Some of the questions and topics that students can expect to explore might include: • How are family life, relationships, households and traditional roles changing? • How are different social groups represented in the media? How is representation of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, social class and age changing? • What are the patterns and trends in crime, and how can this be explained and reduced? • What is the role of education in society, and how can inequality, different experiences and achievement be explained? • What is the role of religion, faith and belief in contemporary society? • What are the main patterns and trends in social inequality and difference (gender, social class, ethnicity) and how can they be explained? • What are youth subcultures and how do they form? • Why are there inequalities in physical and mental health, and access to health services, globally and in the UK? • What is the relationship between digital communication and globalisation? • Why do countries and regions develop at different rates? How have aid, trade, industrialisation, the environment and war contribute

What you need to get on

Grade 4 in English and a Humanitarian subject.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Gillingham School

    Hardings Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4QP

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 3 September 2026 · Gillingham

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