Description
This A Level Sociology Distance Learning Online Course is ideal for anyone wishing to gain a knowledge and understanding of this subject or for anyone who wishes to study at a higher level at University and gain UCAS points. You will also find this course extremely valuable if you are looking for a progression route for further training whilst employed.
Our courses at International Home Study allow our students to work at their own pace and we work to ensure all our student’s needs are met. Our resources will cover the requirements of the course making sure you stay on track with the subject you choose.
Assessment
The course contains a number of assignments which your tutor will mark and give you valuable feedback on. You will also have access to a range of online resources.
Students will be required to arrange and pay for their examinations at an approved centre when an examination forms part of the course. We can provide an extensive list of these centres for you.
Whats included?
Students will be provided with logins for the student portal where they will find all the study materials they need to complete their course. They will also be provided with an e-textbook to assist them in completing their assignments.
Students will be provided with a Tutor who will help guide them through their course, and their Tutor will expect them to submit a number of assignments in order that their progress can be monitored. These assignments will be graded for them and feedback provided. You will also be able to ask the Tutor any questions about the course or for more help if needed. Once their course has been completed, they will then be allocated practice exam papers to ensure that they are familiar with the procedure and layout of their exams. Learners will be expected to complete these under exam conditions (i.e.. stick to the time scales allowed and try to find somewhere quiet), their Tutor can then provide them with a grade and feedback. More practice papers can be provided if required.
Fees
Course fees for payment in full include:
- Assessment and feedback on all assignments.
- Access to your personal Tutor via our online portal.
- Access to a range of online resources, student materials, assessments, assignments, eBooks etc
- Practice exam papers to prepare you for the real thing.
- Help with UCAS application if attending University.
- Tutor references and predicted grades once a satisfactory amount of work has been completed.
- Help finding an exam centre for you to sit your exam.
AQA
Specification codes:
AS Level Sociology 7191
A Level Sociology 7192
AQA exams: June
AQA Study Hours: 300 – 360 hours
This A’ Level Sociology Course will help you make sense of the society we live in and understand the culture and identity issues which affect us all. You will learn a number of skills including the use of evidence to support your arguements, how to investigate facts, and critical thinking. It is relevant to the society you live in so you are bound to enjoy learning about topics that are relevant to everyday life; plus it opens the door to a fantastic range of interesting careers.
This A’ Level Sociology Studies course forms part of the linear qualifications. This means that learners will sit exams for their particular qualification at the end of the completed course in the June series.
You will not be able to carry forward your AS qualification to the A’ Level qualification as they are now classed as entirely independent qualifications and you will sit either AS or A’ Level exams.
AS level Modules:
Education
- The role and functions of the education system.
- Differential educational achievement of social groups by social class, gender and ethnicity in contemporary society
- Relationships and processes within schools.
- The significance of educational policies.
Methods in Context
- apply sociological research methods to the study of education.
Research Methods
- Quantitative and qualitative methods of research
- sources of data
- The distinction between primary and secondary data, and between quantitative and qualitative data
- The relationship between positivism, interpretivism and sociological methods.
- The theoretical, practical and ethical considerations influencing choice of topic, choice of method(s) and the conduct of research.
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 in contemporary society
- The nature of childhood, and changes in the status of children in the family and society
- demographic trends in the United Kingdom since 1900.
A Level Modules:
Education
- The role and functions of the education system
- Differential educational achievement of social groups by social class, gender and ethnicity in contemporary society
- Relationships and processes within schools.
- The significance of educational policies.
Methods in Context
- Apply sociological research methods to the study of education.
Theory and Methods
- Quantitative and qualitative methods of research
- Sources of data
- The distinction between primary and secondary data, and between quantitative and qualitative data
- The relationship between positivism, interpretivism and sociological methods.
- The theoretical, practical and ethical considerations influencing choice of topic, choice of method(s) and the conduct of research.
- consensus, conflict, structural and social action theories
- the concepts of modernity and post-modernity in relation to sociological theory
- the nature of science and the extent to which Sociology can be regarded as scientific
- the relationship between theory and methods
- debates about subjectivity, objectivity and value freedom
- the relationship between Sociology and social policy
Crime and Deviance
- Crime, deviance, social order and social control
- The social distribution of crime and deviance by ethnicity, gender and social class, including recent patterns and trends in crime
- Globalisation and crime in contemporary society; the media and crime; green crime; human rights and state crimes
- Crime control, surveillance, prevention and punishment, victims, and the role of the criminal justice system and other agencies.
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, including the sociology of personal life, and the diversity of contemporary family and household structures
- Gender roles, domestic labour and power relationships within the family in contemporary society
- The nature of childhood, and changes in the status of children in the family and society
- Demographic trends in the United Kingdom since 1900: birth rates, death rates, family size, life expectancy, ageing population, and migration and globalisation.
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, practices and organisations
- Religious organisations.
- The relationship between different social groups and religious/spiritual organisations and movements, beliefs and practices
- The significance of religion and religiosity in the contemporary world.
AS Level Assessments
Paper 1: Education with Methods in Context
Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
Assessment overview: Short answer and extended writing on Education, and Extended writing on Methods in Context.
60 marks
50% of AS
Paper 2: Research Methods and Topics in Sociology
Written Examination: 1 hour 30 minutes
Availability: June
Assessment overview: Two Compulsory sections, Section A: short answer and extended writing on Research Methods. Section B: short answer and extended writing on Families and Households.
60 marks
50% of A Level
A Level Assessments:
Paper 1: Education with theory and Methods
Written Examination: 2 hours
Availability: June
Assessment overview: Education: short answer and extended writing, 50 marks
Methods in Context: extended writing, 20 marks, Theory and Methods: extended writing, 10 marks
80 marks
33.3% of A Level
Paper 2: Topics in Sociology
Written Examination: 2 hours
Availability: June
Assessment overview: Section A: extended writing on families and households. Section B: extended writing on Beliefs in Society.
80 marks
33.3% of A Level
