Sociology (BA)

During Induction Week, make sure you follow your course induction schedule below. This must take priority over any other events. Most of these induction events will be on campus but there may be additional online events that you will need to attend or watch.

While most of these activities won’t change, there could be small changes to timings and locations, so make sure to check back here regularly for any updates.

Don’t forget to complete your online enrolment.

Induction schedule

If you are a student taking a joint honours degree you will need to also look at the induction schedule for your other subject. Joint honours students will need to attend the Welcome and Induction sessions and taster sessions for BOTH of their subjects.

Monday 16 September

Time	Event details	Location
On Demand	Read through the HSS Induction Google site For UG students only	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Induction Google site

Tuesday 17 September

Time	Event details	Location
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Welcome and Induction	Snow Room, JHB408, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

Wednesday 18 September

Time	Event details	Location
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Welcome to the School of Law and Social Sciences	John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus
1:00pm - 4:00pm	Module registration helpdesk Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.	G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Time

Event details

Location

12:30pm - 2:00pm

Welcome to the School of Law and Social Sciences

John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Module registration helpdesk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Thursday 19 September

Time	Event details	Location
10:00am - 4:00pm	Module registration helpdesk Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.	G110. Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
11:00am - 12:00pm	Sociology taster session	JHB408, Snow Room, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

Time

Event details

Location

10:00am - 4:00pm

Module registration helpdesk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.

G110. Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

11:00am - 12:00pm

Sociology taster session

JHB408, Snow Room, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

Friday 20 September

Time	Event details	Location
On Demand	Sexual Consent Education View our consent induction webpage and complete the mandatory course on Moodle.	View the Consent Matters webpage Complete the Sexual Consent Education course
10:00am - 4:00pm	Module registration helpdesk Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.	G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Faculty social	CLC G.02, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Time

Event details

Location

On Demand

Sexual Consent Education

View our consent induction webpage and complete the mandatory course on Moodle.

View the Consent Matters webpage

Complete the Sexual Consent Education course

10:00am - 4:00pm

Module registration helpdesk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Faculty social

CLC G.02, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Student Support Co-ordinators

Your Student Support Coordinator (SSC) is: Mandy Archer

How to contact us	Contact details	Availability
In person	G103, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus	Monday - Friday: 11:00am-12:00pm; 2:00pm-3:00pm (Induction Week)
Email	ssc-hss@brookes.ac.uk
Phone	+44 (0) 1865 535250

Other key contacts

Job title	Name	Contact details
Subject Coordinator	Neal Harris	nharris@brookes.ac.uk
Programme Lead	Alex Sutton	asutton@brookes.ac.uk
Programme Administrator	Laura Crofts	lcrofts@brookes.ac.uk social-sciences@brookes.ac.uk
Academic Liaison Library	Joanna Cooksey	jcooksey@brookes.ac.uk

Reading lists

This is an indicative reading list of the core books used on the course for the compulsory modules in Semesters 1 and 2. There is no expectation for you to buy any of the books, they are all available in our library.

Sociology Single Honours
Semester 1 Modules	Recommended Core Text
SOCI4001 Social Differences and Divisions	Anthony Giddens and Philip W. Sutton (2021), Sociology (9th edition), Polity
SOCI4003 Researching the Social World	Bryman, A. (2016) Social research methods, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
POLI4001 Political Socialisation and Ideology	Axford, B., Browne, V., Huggins, R. and Isaacs, R. (2019) Politics: An Introduction, 3rd Edition. Abingdon, Routledge.
ANTH4003 Introduction to Social Anthropology	Eriksen, T.H. (2015). Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology. 4th edn. London: Pluto
Semester 2 Modules	Recommended Core Text
SOCI4002 Foundations of Social Theory	Harris, N. (2024). Foundations of Social Theory: A Critical Introduction. Taylor & Francis.
SOCI4004 Contemporary Societies: Structure and Change	Giddens, A. and Phillip Sutton (2021) Sociology. 9th edition. Cambridge: Polity Press

Sociology Joint Honours
Semester 1 Modules	Recommended Core Text
SOCI4001 Social Differences and Divisions	Anthony Giddens and Philip W. Sutton (2021), Sociology (9th edition), Polity
SOCI4003 Researching the Social World	Bryman, A. (2016) Social research methods, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Semester 2 Modules	Recommended Core Text
SOCI4002 Foundations of Social Theory	Giddens, A. and Phillip Sutton (2021) Sociology. 9th edition. Cambridge: Polity Press
SOCI4004 Contemporary Societies: Structure and Change	Giddens, A. and Phillip Sutton (2021) Sociology. 9th edition. Cambridge: Polity Press

Additional information

More information about your induction programme can be found on the Faculty Induction Google Site.

Joint Honours Students

If you are a student taking a joint honours degree you will need to also look at the induction schedule for your other subject.
Joint honours students will need to attend the Subject Welcome and taster sessions for BOTH of their courses. If your schedules show two different times for the School welcome session you need only attend one of these.