A-Level Sociology
Sociology questions assumptions about the social world and considers whether such things as the family, gender, relationships and race are socially constructed rather than naturally occurring. This distance learning course will present you with various sociology theories and ask you to draw on your own experience and background knowledge as well as what you learn in the course to test their validity and accuracy.
Key Aims of the course
The course is designed to provide you with an introduction to sociology that emphasises contemporary social processes and social changes, whilst also fostering an ethos of critical inquiry, encouraging you to explore the social world and to reflect on your own social experiences. The course aims to give you:
Syllabus and Assessment
This course prepares you for the Cambridge (CIE) Sociology syllabus 9699. The full Advanced Level qualification comprises AS and A-Levels. We have chosen this syllabus as it is the most suitable for distance learning.
Assessment is by two written papers of 1 hour and 30 minutes for AS-Level and one written paper of 3 hours for A-Level.
The Distance Learning Course
Your study texts and online learning resources provide everything you need to start studying right away. The course is designed specifically to cover the above syllabus. So you can be confident that you will learn everything you need to achieve a high grade in the examination.
Your Tutor and Your Assignments
Your tutor is your personal learning coach, who will be available throughout your course to provide you with detailed feedback on your assignments, and give you advice and encouragement throughout your course. You will complete assignments at regular intervals, which will help to embed your learning, and also enable you and your tutor to gauge your progress.
Completing all your assignments will hugely increase your chances of a good exam grade. When you have completed each assignment, you send it to your tutor through our online learning management system for assessment. Your tutor will provide you with rapid and detailed feedback, so you'll remain motivated throughout the course and see your skills and knowledge improving month by month.
Course Fee
Key Aims of the course
The course is designed to provide you with an introduction to sociology that emphasises contemporary social processes and social changes, whilst also fostering an ethos of critical inquiry, encouraging you to explore the social world and to reflect on your own social experiences. The course aims to give you:
- knowledge and understanding of concepts, theories, methods and research findings in sociology;
- an awareness of the range and limitations of sociological theory and research;
- an understanding of the relationship between findings in sociology and everyday life, including contemporary social, cultural and political issues;
- an appreciation and understanding of individual, social and cultural diversity, and of continuity and change in social life;
- an understanding of sociological methods, including the collection, analysis and interpretation of data;
- improved skills of communication, interpretation, analysis and evaluation.
Syllabus and Assessment
This course prepares you for the Cambridge (CIE) Sociology syllabus 9699. The full Advanced Level qualification comprises AS and A-Levels. We have chosen this syllabus as it is the most suitable for distance learning.
Assessment is by two written papers of 1 hour and 30 minutes for AS-Level and one written paper of 3 hours for A-Level.
The Distance Learning Course
Your study texts and online learning resources provide everything you need to start studying right away. The course is designed specifically to cover the above syllabus. So you can be confident that you will learn everything you need to achieve a high grade in the examination.
Your Tutor and Your Assignments
Your tutor is your personal learning coach, who will be available throughout your course to provide you with detailed feedback on your assignments, and give you advice and encouragement throughout your course. You will complete assignments at regular intervals, which will help to embed your learning, and also enable you and your tutor to gauge your progress.
Completing all your assignments will hugely increase your chances of a good exam grade. When you have completed each assignment, you send it to your tutor through our online learning management system for assessment. Your tutor will provide you with rapid and detailed feedback, so you'll remain motivated throughout the course and see your skills and knowledge improving month by month.
Course Fee