Our degree courses with foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster. Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our Foundation year in order to progress onto their full honours degree with us.
The foundation year is designed to give you the opportunity to explore new ideas,...
Our degree courses with foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster. Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our Foundation year in order to progress onto their full honours degree with us.<br/><br/>The foundation year is designed to give you the opportunity to explore new ideas, opening up new perspectives on the key debates within your chosen field. Core modules accelerate your academic and professional development and you will also take modules from areas closely related to your chosen field, giving you the chance to develop a cross-disciplinary perspective on your course.<br/><br/>On successful completion of the foundation year, youll be able to move on to study for the Sociology BA Honours degree.<br/><br/>Choose Sociology at the University of Westminster and youll never think about society in the same way again. Studying with us means engaging with a dynamic 21st-century subject and exploring current social issues and debates, using the latest research methods.<br/><br/>Investigating the nature of societal structures and their impact on peoples everyday lives and interactions is central to the course. Youll consider questions of how power is exercised and normalised at all levels of society, from the state to individual emotions, through explorations of social class, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and other factors. Youll gain a sensitive understanding of diversity as well as a keen self-awareness and ability to make sense of your own social location in terms of identities, cultures, beliefs and values.<br/><br/>Youll be taught by active researchers, whose innovative books and articles are helping to set the global sociological agenda. The course makes full use of the amazing resources our central London location provides, from the museums on our doorstep to street-art field trips and the diverse cultures and subcultures that will inform and inspire your own research.<br/><br/>Drawing on cutting-edge research, this is a course that will put you at the forefront of contemporary sociological thinking and practice. Our students graduate with the knowledge and expertise that gives them a competitive advantage in a range of people-centred careers, including the charitable and NGO sector, education, government, journalism and media, management, social work, and academic research.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
L302
Institution Code
W50
Points of Entry
Foundation
UCAS TariffAccess to HE Diploma56 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme56 UCAS Tariff points to include English grade 4 HL, Maths grade 4. International Baccalaureate Career-related programme will be considered on a case-by case basis Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)MPP GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE minimum Grade 4 (Grade C in grading system prior to 2017) in Maths and English Language. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)A levelD,E,E T LevelT levels – 56 UCAS Tariff points |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £17,000 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
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