Philosophy or Sociology

Philosophy best suits your needs and will prepare you better than sociology. Furthermore lilyobz is right - sadly Sociology A Level is seen as a soft option, which is a shame considering at Undergrad/Postgrad level it is seen as one of the most challenging aside from the noble sciences.

I did Philosophy A Level, and within 6 months had decided that's what I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing I love it. It doesn't work for everyone, much like any subject, but it is accessible to anyone willing to put in the effort. Funnily enough I found it less challenging than my Drama and Theatre Studies AS...

Enjoy, should you choose to take it

I don't understand why A-Level Sociology is seen as soft - I know it is usually just farmed out to poor students but the fact is that those poor students don't do very well, at all. I'm sure less than 13% get A/A* overall.

It's very content heavy, the last module in particular but sadly it'll be seen as easy by people who add but can't write effectively.

I don't agree with it either, but unfortunately that is the way the universities see it. Law, Drama and Psychology sadly share a similar fate. Intellectual elitism is one of the failings of a capitalist meritocratic culture. Don't get me wrong, I hold nothing against sociology - I intend to study it recreationally myself once I've finished my formal schooling.

Regardless, philosophy still will be the better option for the OP, especially if he/she goes down the law path he/she is considering, although the journalism would still benefit more from philosophy than sociology. Sociology would be better if he/she was considering becoming an academic historian perhaps.

Yes, I agree that Philosophy would benefit Law more than Sociology would. Certainly the deep thinking and logical nature of the subject would suit law.

Hey guys :-)
Im starting my AS level in about two weeks and i have confimed my courses today i really couldnt make up my mind whether to choose philosophy or sociology, they both intrest me however i could only pick one and i picked philosophy. Could i get some descriptions and opinions regarding these AS levels ? thanks :-)))

Don't do Sociology -I hated it this year. It should be an interesting subject (maybe this is my college's fault) but its massively dumbed down and I found it boring. Its not really a 'common sense' subject like some people claim it is BUT if you have any knowledge of society there is nothing particularly new being taught to you except for sociologist's names. Philosophy sounds far more interesting, wish I'd done that.

I agree that it is super challenging. Really difficult, unless you naturally think that way, with a lot of concepts to remember. Sociology on the other hand is a lot easier and also very interesting. howevere philosophu a lot more respected at unis. that said it totally depends on what you want to do and where you want to go. the snobbery about easy versus difficult a-levels only applies to the top russell group unis i think.

I tried Sociology at AS, but hated it and I swapped it to Philosophy and Ethics! I found it soooo hard and really challenging! I never got above a C/D in my practise papers throughout the whole year for Philosophy and funnily enough, I got an A (98/100) for it in my exam! <br />
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Philosophy is a challenging subject, I would argue it's one of the challenging subject of A-levels. In career prospects, I say go with Philosophy and Ethics because that relates way more to law than sociology. But then again, sociology you could study things such as education, crime and deviance, prostitution, sub-cultures and etc which could relate to law dependent on what path you'd like to follow. But Philosophy's logical and reading will definitely prepare you for Law.<br />
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What about English Lit? The skills you gain from this will also prepare you for Law. I do both, even though I love English Lit, I would say I prefer Philosophy because it's so interesting and challenges me all the time, especially as I'm a Christian!