A Level Sociology

Applications Open - 1st November 2026

Applications Close - 12th February 2027

Entry Requirements - Please refer to the Sixth Form Course Directory via the website www.knoleacademy.org

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Level 3 Courses - select a minimum of 3 courses to study

Level 2 Courses - select 1 course only as each course is studied on a full time basis.

Sociology is the study of society; it focuses on how social factors influence human behaviour and the way society shapes the way that people live. Sociology encourages an understanding of the nature and significance of cooperation and conflict and continuity and change, including individual and social differences in the students’ own and other societies.

Year 12

Compulsory topic

• Education

• Theory and methods

Optional content- we will select one of the following topics

• Culture and identity

• Families and households

• Health

• Work, poverty and welfare

Year 13

Compulsory topic

• Crime and deviance

• Theory and methods

Optional content- we will select one of the following topics

• Beliefs in society

• Global development

• Media

• Stratification and differentiation

There are three exams, each accounting for a third of the A level. Each of the exams are 2 hours long and are worth 80 marks each.

The exams consist of a mixture of short answer questions and extended questions

Minimum of 5 9-5 grades in GCSE examinations including English and Maths.

• Social Work

• Human Resources

• Advertising

• Policing

• Marketing

• Journalism

• Law

• Education