通过本课程，您可以了解大多数人认为理所当然的日常生活。通过研究韦伯和马克思等古典社会学家的工作，以及诸如风险社会和“个人主义的思潮”之类的当代问题，您将了解人们为何在其中生活，工作和互动他们做事的方式。您还将了解我们日益全球化的日常通讯所创造的复杂的社交生活，并了解这些生活如何发生以及它们对未来可能意味着什么。除了社会学的基础知识，我们的模块还将使您有机会探索自己感兴趣的领域，例如媒体，犯罪，社会控制，体育或自然与社会。有了进行自己的社区或工作场所研究的机会，您还将获得宝贵的实践经验，以及对不同社会学方法
On this degree you'll explore what shapes societies and individual lives, the relations that connect individuals, groups and institutions within societies and those that the divide them.<br><br>As a BA (Hons) Sociology student at ARU, you’ll look at the work of classical sociologists, such as Weber and Marx, and contemporary issues such as individualism and global communication and how they are changing human behaviour.<br><br>You’ll be able to specialise in areas that interest you too – such as the impact of intoxicants on societies, cybercrime, social control, sport or nature and society – through our range of optional modules. We have a supportive community of staff and students at ARU. Throughout your BA (Hons) Sociology degree, you’ll learn from sociologists who specialise in social policy and theory and undertake research into a wide range of sociological issues including 'race' and ethnicity, urban sociology, delinquency and disorder, the sociology of sport, notions of belonging, governance, moral regulation, social constructions of alcohol, gender-based violence, social justice, and social relations in marginalised communities.<br><br>You’ll also prepare for your future career, with the opportunity to conduct your own community or workplace research, gaining valuable practical experience and insight into different approaches to social issues. You’ll consider how you can apply this understanding by researching, pitching and evaluating an idea that could potentially make a positive contribution to society. You can also take an optional placement year; this might be in a governmental organisation, NGO, charity or social enterprise – wherever your own interests lead you.