Sociology - Year 13 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

A2 Sociology (AQA)

There are two units at A2 level: SCLY 3 – Beliefs in Society and SCLY 4 – Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods. There is no coursework. SCLY 3 is examined in January and SCLY 4 is examined in June.

TEACHER 1 Beliefs in Society Crime & Deviance with Theory & Methods	TEACHER 2 Beliefs in Society Crime & Deviance with Theory & Methods
Half Term 1 (September - October)
Religious Organisations and Movements Membership of Religious groups	Classical Theories of Religion Contemporary Theories of Religion
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (November - December)
Religion in a Global Context Ideology and Science Exam Technique	Religion and Social Change Secularisation Debate Exam Technique
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (January - February)
Revision for January exam Marxist Theories of Crime Realist Theories of Crime	Revision for January exam Functionalist Theories of Crime Labelling Theory of Crime
External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (March - April)
Crime and the media Globalisation, green crime, human rights and state crime Control, punishment and victims	Gender and Crime Ethnicity and Crime Suicide
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: Law Courts	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: Law Courts

Half Term 5 (May - June)
Research methods in the context of crime Exam technique	Research methods in the context of crime Exam technique
External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Course reading list:
Text book: A2 Level Sociology by Rob Webb et al Publisher: Napier Press
Recommended additional reading:
Sociology Review Publisher: Philip Allan Sociology
Students should read a good quality newspaper on a regular basis