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Sociology analyses social structures and social change from a distinctively theoretical and critical point of view. What makes you the person you are today? How does the world relate to you, and you relate the world? These are some the questions that sociologists consider, looking at society as a whole, and at what defines and influences it.
English literature explores how meanings emerge and are transformed through different cultural and social contexts and values. It considers how readers construct meanings from texts and how to develop critical awareness.
This course, based at University Centre Hastings, will give you an excellent foundation from which to build a career in cultural industries, journalism, social research and the public sector.
Course structure
The course is delivered through seminars and lectures. Assessment is through both course work and exams.
In the third year, students have the option of carrying out an appropriate work placement which matches an area of personal interest.
Areas of study
In the sociology strand, you will learn about a range of concepts, theories and methods that can be used to understand social and cultural processes, social diversity and inequality, and the relationship between individuals, groups and institutions. You will gain critical awareness of these issues in both historical and contemporary contexts, and develop research skills.
With the English literature strand, you will examine a range of important literary works as well as considering the nature of creative writing. You will gain a critical understanding of a wide range of literary texts and consider the development of literature in relation to issues as class, gender, and sexuality.
The course is delivered through seminars and lectures. You'll be assessed through both coursework and exams. In the second year, you will have the opportunity of carrying out a placement. Your tutor will help you find an appropriate work placement matching an area of personal interest.
