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Blackburn College has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Our BA (Hons) History and Sociology with Foundation Entry degree course is designed for students who want to study History and Politics, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to start the Honours degree programme just yet. This History and Sociology BA (Hons) course enables you to study both History and Sociology equally at the same level. Don't worry, studying joint honours doesn't mean more work. You'll study the same number of credits as a single honours student, but just take fewer modules in each of the subjects. There are lots of reasons why students choose a joint honours qualification. Just some include: that you have two subject areas of interest, that you want to explore something new alongside a core subject area or that you want to keep your career options open to a range of professions. Our Modern History programme is designed to introduce you to the essential skills of the historian, including an understanding of current debates and perspectives, alongside an ability to contextualise history from a local and global viewpoint. This is complemented by the necessary acquisition of advanced research and analytical skills, set against substantive material drawn from modern history from the eighteenth century to the present day. The degree is designed to help you form a deeper understanding of the relationship of the social and cultural present with that of the past. This degree also helps you develop powers of analysis and problem solving, research skills, critical thinking, team work and interpersonal skills. The skills learnt in undertaking the Modern History degree are valuable for the world of work on graduation. Covering a broad range of critical and contemporary issues, our exciting and innovative Sociology programme introduces you to the many diverse and contentious sociological perspectives that try to explain the world around you. Our modules encourage you to critically examine contemporary social change, to question the reality and representations of the social and cultural forces which mould us, and to evaluate the nature of society itself. The study of social relations, processes and structures is undertaken historically, in comparative focus and with relevance to many of the key issues facing contemporary societies. Within this, considerable emphasis is also given to the importance of developing those theoretical and conceptual tools appropriate to the understanding of these social processes and structures, and to the different theoretical and methodological approaches which frame their investigation. BA (Hons) History and Sociology is approved by Lancaster University.
Modules
All students take a total of 120 credits per level. Level 3 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include: Preparing for HE, Foundation in English Language and World in Crisis? Foundation in Social Science. Level 4 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include: Studying History: Sources Methods & Interpretations, British Social & Economic History 1750-1939, Place in the Sun: Europe & the Race for Empire, Introduction to Social Theory and Social Science Methodology, Social Differentiation in Contemporary Britain and Ideas, Knowledge and Education. Level 5 Modules (there are 3 mandatory modules and 3 optional modules out of a choice of 6 as indicated by *) include:Never Had it So Good: Britain (1945-1979), Social Science Research Methods with SPSS and Modernity to Post Modernity Contemporary Social Theory. You will choose 2 History modules from the optional modules: The Long 18th Century in Perspective*, Local History* and Total Warfare: World Wars I & II in Perspective*. You will also choose 1 Sociology module from the optional modules: Gutenberg to Gates: A Sociology of the Media*, Talking About My Generation: Popular Music & Youth Culture* and Leisure & Society*. Level 6 Modules (there is 1 mandatory module and 4 optional modules out of a choice of 9 as indicated by *) include: Dissertation. You will choose 2 History modules from the optional modules: Witchcraft and Magic in Early Modern England*, Sport in British Society*, From Medieval to Modern: A History of Ideas*, Debates on the Russian Revolution* and The History of British Women (1800-2000)*. You will choose 2 Sociology modules from the optional modules: Sociology of Health and Medicine*, Sociology of Death and Dying*, Tourism, Sex and Gender* and Have I Got News for You?: Contemporary Issues in the Media*.
Assessment method
At Level 3 study your assessment is designed to give you a flavour of how you will be assessed in the later stages of the programme. Modules in at Level 4 study are assessed by both examinations (50%) and coursework (50%). Level 5 and 6 modules are also assessed by examination and coursework combinations. You can also expect to take part in seminar presentations which will form part of the assessment for Level 5 and 6 modules. In the third year, you will undertake a dissertation which is assessed through coursework (100%). Each module is formally assessed through, for example, examination, open-book test, individual and group presentation, essay, observation of practice, assessment of course work e.g. written report, reflective practice and portfolios of evidence. This formal assessment will count towards your module mark and feedback is given following the submission of your formal submission of work.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- QF80
- Institution code:
- B40
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 32 points
Applicants to the foundation year with A-level (or other level 3 qualifications) gained within 5 years of entry will required to have either a minimum 32 UCAS points from subjects related to their intended target award or a minimum of 48 UCAS points overall. Students meeting these criteria may be admitted without interview. We welcome applications from mature students without formal qualifications for these courses or from mature students whose Level 3 qualifications were gained more than 5 years ago. If this applies to you will be interviewed before your course and offered a place on the basis of your previously gained skills and experience. You will not be required to have GCSE (or equivalent qualifications) in English or Mathematics.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Provider information
Blackburn College
Feilden Street
Blackburn
BB2 1LH