IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
BrunELT: 63% (min 55% in all areas)
TOEFL: 90 (min R18, L17, S20, W17)
Politics and Sociology at Brunel is a dynamic combination of high level study in both subjects. Your politics studies will help you address critical questions like: Who has political power? Why do they have it? And in whose interest do they exercise it?
Meanwhile, your studies in sociology will look at subjects like sociological theory, social identities, the sociology of everyday life and the changing nature of modern societies. You’ll be studying people, societies and how people live, and on the other how they are governed or want to be governed.
Both subjects will help to demonstrate your intellectual acumen and understanding of world affairs and real life issues, which will be an asset in so many fields of work.
Whether you’re studying modern world politics or the development of social change and transformations, you’ll not just learn about them, you’ll be analysing them using the tools of political science and social science to help deepen your understanding and critical thinking.
Opt for a placement year and you'll gain valuable experience to help give you the edge in the job market when you come to graduate. Past students have secured placements in the Home Office, HM Treasury, the House of Commons, and the Competition Commission, but the list of possibilities is endless.
It’s a competitive world out there, so you’ll get plenty of support from your lecturers and the University’s Professional Development Centre to help prepare you for your placement year and the world of work.
But why not increase your career options with an accredited journalism course, a free modern language course, or a social media internship? You can even opt to study part of your degree abroad in one of our partner universities in Europe, or participate in an exchange programme to China or the USA.
It’s all available at Brunel to help you make a difference in the world – now and in the future.
Brunel graduates of this subject enter diverse careers. Some go into politics and the civil service, some are at GCHQ and military intelligence, and some go on to further study or into research.
Others go into the public sector – the NHS, social or care work, education or in local authorities, while others go into the private sector working for international banks, business consultancy, law, NGOs, the media and marketing. The opportunities are endless.
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Year 1
Compulsory
PP1600 - Research Design and Qualitative methods in Politics
PP1601 - Modern Political Thought
PP1068 - Modern British Politics
SO1604 - Key Ideas in Sociology
SO1602 - Contemporary Society and Media
SO1700 - Making Sense of Culture and Society
Year 2
Compulsory
PP2611 - Explaining Politics: Quantitative Political Science in Practice
SO2022 - Sociology of Everyday Life: Issues in Contemporary Culture
SO2604 - Visual Cultures
SO2605 - Apocalypse! Crisis and Society
PP2623 Comparative Electoral Systems
Optional
PP2030 - US Foreign Policy
PP2061 Issues in American Politics
PP2613 - National Security Intelligence
PP2614 - Ancient Greek Political Thought: Ancient Greek Political Thought: Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Politics
PP2615 - Unity and Cultural Diversity
PP2616 The Cinema and Politics
PP2617 Social Welfare: Politics and Policy
PP2618 Political Behaviour in Britain
PX2607 - The State and Revolution
Year 3
Compulsory
PP3070 - Dissertation
SO3611 - Sociology Dissertation
Optional
CO3602 - Comedy, the Media and Society
SO3610 - Racism, Identity and Difference
SO3609 - Digital Cultures
SO3604 - Global Cities: Spaces and Culture
CO3603 - Changing Audiences
PP3001 - Arab-Israeli Conflict
PP3003 - European Union Politics: Problems and Prospects
PP3013 Empire, Imperialism and Hegemony
PP3068 Media, Politics and Power in America
PP3604 - Public Policy Analysis
PP3605 Parliamentary Studies
PP3607 History of Political Philosophy
PP3618 Terrorism and Counterterrorism
PP3609 Advanced Applied Quantitative Methods
PP3611 Karl Marx and the Critique of Political Economy
PP3614 Researching Contemporary Issues in British Politics
PP3612 Elections, Parties and Voters in the UK
PX3609 - Crisis and Critique
Past students have gone on to further training in law, accountancy, personnel management and other graduate degrees. They have joined the Civil Service (fast stream), have gone into publishing, journalism and the media including BBC Radio and Granada Television, have entered major financial and accountancy firms such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Lloyds Bowmaker Finance Group, and have entered the fields of management and marketing with firms such as Ford, Metal Box and Rank Xerox.
Politics students benefit from excellent career prospects – graduates have gone on to become politicians, have joined local and national government organisations, or work in the private sector.
Sociologists are in increasing demand in many sectors in social welfare and policy, in local government and administration (including lobbying, campaigning and fundraising), in medicine, in education and research, and in industry. If you are thinking of a career in any of these fields, it may also be possible to select work experience in these areas. There are also openings available in business, particularly marketing and advertising, management, media, and recruitment, as well as computing, consultancy and teaching.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
