- UCAS course code
- LM39
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BASS)
BASS Sociology and Criminology
Duration: 3 or 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: LM39 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Industrial experience
- Typical A-level offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: BBC including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBC including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 34 points overall with 6,5,5 at HL
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £26,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Scholarships and bursaries, including the Manchester Bursary , are available to eligible home/EU students.
Some undergraduate UK students will receive bursaries of up to £2,000 per year, in addition to the government package of maintenance grants.
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Course unit details:
Work, Organisations and Society
| Unit code | SOCY10912 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
1. Introduction: The Sociology of Work¿
2. Time, Space and Discipline: the Emergence of Modern Work¿
3. The Division of Labour, Taylorism and Fordism¿
4. Karl Marx: Work and Capitalism¿
5. Emotional Labour
¿6. Unemployment and Workfare¿
7. Domestic Labour and the Politics of Housework¿
8. Post-Fordism and Globalisation¿
9. Low-Wage and Precarious Work in the Global Economy¿
10. Conclusion and Revision
Aims
This course introduces students to the sociology of work and workplace organisation in the global economy. It covers themes from rationalisation and the organisation of time, to emotional labour, unemployment, domestic labour, and globalisation. The course considers both global trends and specific features of contemporary work, and places work in the context of the movement from Fordist models of production and consumption to post-Fordism. The lectures include a film component to illustrate each week's theme and to introduce students to the critical analysis of popular film.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course students will:
¿- Have introductory knowledge of the sociology of work.
¿- Have developed knowledge of some of the key aspects of contemporary work.
¿- Be developing an understanding of the move from Fordist to post-Fordist forms of work. ¿
- Have developed a critical sense of the relation between work and culture.
Teaching and learning methods
One two-hour lecture weekly.
One one-hour small-group tutorial weekly.
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Written exam | 100% |
One open-book written exam worth 100% of assessment.
One non-assessed essay.
One non-assessed group-presentation.
Feedback methods
All sociology courses include both formative feedback – which lets you know how you’re getting on and what you could do to improve – and summative feedback – which gives you a mark for your assessed work.
Recommended reading
Grint, K. (2005) The Sociology of Work, Cambridge: Polity Press.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Assessment written exam | 2 |
| Lectures | 20 |
| Tutorials | 10 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 168 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Thoburn | Unit coordinator |