Sociology (A Level)
Knole Academy
Knole Academy, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LE
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications Open - 10th November 2025
Applications Close - 27th February 2026
Entry Requirements - Please refer to the Sixth Form Course Directory via the website www.knoleacademy.org
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Course Summary
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.
Skills you will develop in A level Sociology
Use of evidence to support your arguments
How to investigate facts and use deduction
Critical thinking
Marking reasoned arguments
Analysis and evaluation
Course Details
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
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Assessment
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
Entry requirements
Minimum of 5 9-4 grades in GCSE examinations including English and Maths.
Your next steps...
Future courses & possible
careers
Social Work
Human Resources
Advertising
Policing
Marketing
Journalism
Law
Education
Additional information
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