Birmingham BA Sociology

Does anyone know anything about this course? I'm interested as to what you learn in the first year - the list of modules is on the website, but there aren't any descriptions of content or anything.

Hey I’m in my 2nd year of sociology ALevel I sit there OCR exam board. I’ve had a quick look at the modules and I can provide some insight to some modules however I am no expert in this abs it’s always worth researching the modules yourself through google or there’s no harm in calling UoB and asking what it entails
For the “the sociological imagination” I found this
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/edu/modules/sociological-imagination-sociology.aspx

It’s basically an introduction to sociology as a subject and arguments such as “nature VS nurture” and the problems with agents of socialisation. Agents include education, family, peers etc.

I couldn’t find much on sociology and everyday life but I would have to say it elaborates on the above but for how it affects each life stage such as the work place, how society views different classes, ethnicities etc.

For me, crime and society is the most interesting. This sees different sociologists such as functionalists, Marxists and interpretists views on why crime exists. This goes into crime statists and how useful each type is.

As for the rest I’m not too sure but I hope this helped in some way.

Hey I’m in my 2nd year of sociology ALevel I sit there OCR exam board. I’ve had a quick look at the modules and I can provide some insight to some modules however I am no expert in this abs it’s always worth researching the modules yourself through google or there’s no harm in calling UoB and asking what it entails
For the “the sociological imagination” I found this
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/edu/modules/sociological-imagination-sociology.aspx

It’s basically an introduction to sociology as a subject and arguments such as “nature VS nurture” and the problems with agents of socialisation. Agents include education, family, peers etc.

I couldn’t find much on sociology and everyday life but I would have to say it elaborates on the above but for how it affects each life stage such as the work place, how society views different classes, ethnicities etc.

For me, crime and society is the most interesting. This sees different sociologists such as functionalists, Marxists and interpretists views on why crime exists. This goes into crime statists and how useful each type is.

As for the rest I’m not too sure but I hope this helped in some way.

I've been looking at the city, too - do you live there? And if so, what's it like? I've visited the campus which is beautiful but haven't seen much of the city, and I've heard that it isn't the *most* welcoming place...

I lived there for a year while at sixth form, I’m back in my home town now due to all the lockdowns but I still travel to and from to go to sixth but yeah, I lived in an apartment right in the city centre... it was horrifically expensive for what you get but that’s like it in most places plus uni student have the options of accommodations and house shares with other students which are almost always based in “Selly Oak”. Selly isn’t the safest of neighbourhoods so make sure you’re street smart and keep your wits about you and you will be absolutely fine.

most people are friendly and are willing to help you if you’re lost. The thing is at night in the city centre there’s lots of homeless people who ask you for spare change, I couldn’t believe how many there where when I first lived but the genuine homeless people are nothing to be worried or frightened of, they’re harmless abs genuinely just looking for a cup of tea especially in the cold. People asking for change don’t pester you they ask once and move on so although it’s a lot it’s not a scary thing... it’s like this in most big cities.

the night life is amazing - lots of bars that are incred, if you ever need recommendations I have plenty for you!

my favourite place in Birmingham is definitely Digbeth.
It has a hipster kind of vibe and is genuinely a beautiful place to look at and through. The bars and restaurants there are next level and there’s always so so much to do!

All in all I actually loved the city and living it in, fair enough it does smell sometimes but like it’s a city with a lot of people in it so this is absolutely bound to happen! I live in the Shropshire hills so I went from seeing grass everywhere to just plain concrete but I adjusted to it and ended up loving the business and the vibes of a big city compared to my small town

Thanks for your reply! Do you know anything about Edgbaston?