University of London International Programmes

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From September 2012 BSc. Honours Sociology Degree LSE / University of London accredited 3 years full time 2 evenings a week 5-9pm 24 hours independent study Costs £5000 a year

Alumni include seven Nobel prize winners: Ronald Coase, Dereck Walcott, Frederick Hopkins, Wole Soyinka, Nelson Mandela, Rolph Payat and Charles Kao Ronald Coase, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics Nelson Mandela studied LLB whilst imprisoned on Robben Island Dianne Thompson, CEO of Camelot, the UK’s National Lottery Shyamala Devi Alagandra, LLB Prosecution Trial Lawyer with the International Criminal Court in the Hague

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards The University of London’s reputation for high academic standards is based on the outstanding teaching and research of its world-renowned Colleges.

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What the University provides

Access to the Online Student Portal, which includes: Your University of London account Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Online Library (Essential reading Journal articles) Important part of your study experience with the University. What the University provides

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Digital copies of all study materials. Community of support via student discussion forums. Recorded academic introductions, interviews & debates.introductionsinterviewsdebates Recorded lectures. Self testing activities. Expert Study Skills advice.

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards Application £66 Apply direct to University not through UCAS Could have as back up plan but would lose £66 if withdraw Cost paid to University £1434 Cost paid to Leventhorpe £3566 Total cost in first year £5000 You can have part time work You can take out student finance Fees BSc Sociology

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards Modules Year 1 Principles of Sociology SC CATS Reading Social Science SC CATS Democratic Politics and the State PS CATS Introduction to Political Thought PS CATS Statistics ST104a 15 CATS

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards Modules Year 2 Historical Sociology SC CATS Sociological Research Methods SC CATS Sociological Theory and Analysis SC CATS Criminology CATS

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards Modules Year 3 Organisational Theory: an Interdisciplinary Approach MN CATS Social Policy SC CATS Elements of Social and Applied Psychology MN CATS Human Resource Management MN CATS

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards Timings Mondays and Wednesdays pm Pastoral Tutorials pm Formal Lecture pm Student –led Seminar pm Pastoral Tutorials

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards Course length Third week September – Christmas end of term – 11 weeks 3rd week January – mock exams – 1 week 4th week January – end of May half term – 11 weeks Last week May mock exams – 1 week 24 weeks May / June exams in London

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards Entry Requirements To automatically meet our entry requirements students will need at least 260 UCAS points (BCC) from 3 A’ Levels or 2 A’ Levels and 2 AS Levels (or an equivalent qualification). You will also need a GCSE grade C or above in Maths (or an equivalent qualification).

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards Leventhorpe Leventhorpe is a teaching institution of the University of London International Programmes. This means that in the considered view of the University of London we have acceptable standards for the purpose of supporting students of the University of London International Programmes in preparing for their examinations.

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards Denise Jackson Completing Doctorate in Sociology of Education Taught Sociology in Further and Higher Education for over 22 years Experience of teaching Higher Education with Middlesex University, Open University, Cambridge University and as a consultant with University of Hertfordshire Qualifications: First Class BSc. Honours degree in Sociology, Masters degree in Management, BA degree in Psychology, Diploma in Applied Social Sciences, PGCE, GTP.

Worldwide Access | Opportunity | International Standards If you are interested… me at By Wednesday 2 nd May Look at University of London International web site Come to see me in room 6 lunchtime or after school for a chat There will be an information evening on Tuesday 22nd May in the Leisure Centre classroom, where the degree programme will take place