Is sociology, psychology and philosophy a good combination?

I've always been really interested in sociology, psychology, and philosophy, but I'm not sure if these are a good mix for a degree in social psychology or business management and human resources. Any thoughts on whether this combination would work well? And what about the workload—how intense is it likely to be?

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Reply 1

Zjzc

Hi there!

An A-Level sociology student here. i'd say that your combination is really good for a degree in social psychology if not perfect. For business management and human resources, you subjects also go well with the human resources part, i'm not sure about the business management part as I haven't really studied it myself but I think you'll be fine as long as you reach the grades and willing to learn more in that degree. In terms of workload sociology does have heavy content to learn with the theories and policies so if you like remembering stuff or like doing essay based questions, it is for you! if not, don't worry, I would however advise you not to leave everything until last minute and make sure whatever you've learnt in class make sure you understand it clearly. lastly PLEASE write a document/revision page on literally everything you've learnt, literally start from lesson one till the end of your course (literally on google docs). this will help you sooo much you dont understand (im literally saving future you rn). every lesson you can update it and put in any other information needed which is really beneficial. sorry I went on a bit of a ramble but hope this helps! :smile:

Reply 2

phoenixx06

definitely a perfect combo for social psychology, but not for business management. you’d probably have to do a level maths, business and some other stem subject for that

as for the workload, i do sociology, philosophy and politics and if it wasn’t for politics then i’d say it’s decent! :smile:

socio is deffo a lot easier because i did it for gcse (got an 8) and already had a solid foundation to build on, so if you didn’t it might seem like a ton of work especially with memorising sociologists n stuff but if you’re genuinely interested in the subject then it 100% makes the struggle worth it. philosophy is more content-heavy than sociology i think, but still manageable nonetheless

idk about psychology, but quite a few people in both my socio and philosophy classes do psych as one of their a-levels and they seem to be liking it, so that counts for something!

Reply 3

McGinger

Have you looked on Unis websites to check the 'entry requirements' for the sort of course you are interested in, and at a range of Unis? Start there.

Reply 4

esther_greenwood

Original post by username6978208

I'm not an A-level student but I love the sound of that combination; it sounds perfect for social psychology and there'll be a good mix of essay skills and more 'science-ey' skills (psychology). I'd go for it!

Reply 5

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Original post by username6978208

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Perfect mix for a social psychology degree. I would say, having done a degree in one and a masters in the other, students will often grow quite a strong affinity to either Sociology or Psychology early on - and they are both really fun interesting subjects. Psychology at a level is more about experiments on people which I found a bit too controlling for my tastes, Sociology at A level is more about examining society through different lenses such as Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism. I think you would really like the work of Erving Goffman if you are into social psychology

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