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GCE A Level in Sociology

at The Robert Smyth Academy, Market Harborough · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Sociology is the study of human social life, groups and societies. It is a dazzling and compelling enterprise having as its subject matter our own behaviour as social beings. The core of sociology is extremely wide ranging from the analysis of encounters between individuals in the street up to the investigation of global social processes. If you want to understand what makes this or any other society possible or why most of us conform to rules and norms of behaviour as if they were fixed, or what lies behind everyday interactions between individuals and groups, then sociology may be for you. During the course you will study many topics as separate issues like family life, crime, and education. We try to understand how individuals behave in these areas. In addition, we try to identify the ways in which membership of certain groups, over which the individual may exercise very little control (e.g. social class, ethnicity and gender), exerts a profound influence over his/her life. We will discover that all aspects of social life are inter-connected and by studying sociology you will not have all the answers but you will be asking some very interesting questions about the society you and others live in.

What you need to get on

In order to gain entry into Robert Smyth Academy Sixth Form you will need a minimum of 36 points, including a grade 4 in English and maths

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

  • The Robert Smyth Academy

    Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG

    DaytimeClassroom based
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