阿斯顿大学的社会学计划旨在培养您的社会学分析和研究技能，帮助您对当今社会的重大辩论形成知情的理解，并培养对当代世界的更广泛的“社会学想象力”。该课程每年均等地处理社会理论，研究方法和“实质性”模块，在计划的各个阶段以更高的分析级别重温某些核心主题和技能。您将完成研究方法的入门和中级模块，为在最后一年设计自己的独立研究项目做准备。您还将为性别，“种族”，阶级和性行为的社会学方法奠定基础。这将进入更高级别的课程，处理更复杂的问题，包括科学与“种族”之间的关系，生殖政治，公司力量，气候变化，老龄化，宗教和媒体力
The Sociology programme at Aston is designed to develop your sociological analysis and research skills, help you develop informed understanding of the major debates shaping today's society, and cultivate a wider ‘sociological imagination' about the contemporary world. The course deals with social theory, research methods and ‘substantive' modules equally in each year, revisiting certain core themes and skills at higher levels of analysis at various points in the programme. You will complete introductory and intermediate modules in research methods in preparation for designing your own independent research project in the Final Year. You will also establish foundations in sociological approaches to gender, ‘race', class, and sexuality. This will feed into higher level courses that deal with more complex issues including the relationship between science and ‘race', reproductive politics, corporate power, climate change, ageing, religion and media power. Spanish is spoken by more than 400 million people worldwide, so the global market has a huge demand for people with a knowledge of the language and the cultures of the Spanish speaking world. The Spanish programme at Aston is committed to equipping you with the tools, skills and knowledge necessary to operate effectively in this global, multilingual and multicultural world. We are devoted to the study of Spanish in context and therefore we consider the understanding of the diverse cultures and societies of the Spanish-speaking world to play an essential role in understanding the world in which we live. This means that along with near native proficiency in written and spoken Spanish, you will also graduate with an in-depth understanding of the issues that shape contemporary Hispanic cultures and societies.