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Undergraduate

BSc Sociology with Law

Structure and Syllabus

You will be required to make a serious attempt in the examination for 12 units on the Standard Route of the degree. On the Graduate Entry Route you must take and pass 9 full units. On the Standard Route you do not have to apply for a specific structure. You will be awarded the appropriate degree depending on the units you choose to take.

You can take the Foundation and Further units in any order, provided you satisfy any prerequisites (units which you must have already passed). Prerequisites are shown in italic text in brackets. Most students, however, would normally take the Foundation units first because, as their name suggests, they are the 'building blocks' – the foundation – for the units that follow.

Standard Route		Graduate Entry Route
Foundation units		Foundation units
1	21 Principles of sociology	1	21 Principles of sociology
2	158 Reading social science and 04a Statistics 1 (half unit)	2	161 Common law reasoning and institutions
3	161 Common law reasoning and institutions
4	One full unit (or two half units) from Selection groups F(i) or  F(ii)

Further units		Further units
5	53 Sociological theory (21)	3	53 Sociological theory (21)  (21)
6	131 Law and society* (21)	4	131 Law and society* (21)
7	144 Historical sociology  (21)	5	144 Historical sociology (21)
8	145 Social research methods (21)	6	145 Social research methods (21)
9	303 Criminology	7	303 Criminology
10	401 Jurisprudence and legal theory	8	401 Jurisprudence and legal theory
11	One full unit (or two half units) from Selection groups S or L	9	One full unit (or two half units) from Selection groups S or L
12	One full unit (or two half units) from any Selection group	9	One full unit (or two half units) from Selection groups S or L

*Available from 2008, expected to be examined for the first time in 2009 (syllabus details to follow).

Notes:
· This page is intended for use by prospective students as a guide. The structure shown above is subject to confirmation in the 2008-2009 Regulations. The Regulations also contain full details on the rules that govern the choice of any unit.
· Students primarily interested in pursuing a career in law should read the With Law section of this website.

With Law

You do not have to apply for a specific structure. You will be awarded the appropriate degree depending on the units you choose to take.

If you are planning to become a lawyer, we advise you to contact the legal professional body in the jurisdiction where you hope to practise – before committing yourself to a particular plan of study – to find out if your degree will satisfy their entry requirements to the legal profession.

The two programmes BSc Law with Accounting and BSc Law with Management have Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) status for students with effective registration dates of 1 May 2007 or earlier.

The attachment of QLD status to these programmes for students registering from 1 September 2007 is currently under review. Please check this page for updates.

The University strongly advise students to obtain full information from either:

The Solicitors Regulation Authority
Ipsley Court
Berrington Close
Redditch, B98 0TD

Tel: 0870 606 2555 (enquiries)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has set up a World Wide Web site [external link; new window] which provides information about the process of training as a solicitor.

or
The Bar Standards Board
289-293 High Holborn
London, WC1V 7HZ

Tel: 020 7611 1444
Fax: 020 7831 9217

The information given on this page is not binding and the University cannot take responsibility for its accuracy.