Your comments about the dated nature of some of the syllabus are fair....my colleagues and I are trying to influence aqa to bring it more up to date. ...we can only wait see :)
Oooh, yes I know a lot of people who weren't sure which was a better fit for them. I would definitely suggest that you consider the nature of these subjects as I think they can seem quite similar but are actually very different! Sociology is a lot of essays and qualitative information, psychology does too! But psychology does also has some maths and science in it!
If you are interested in inequality and social justice -ie others- tale sociology, if you are interested in yourself and you think psychology can help you with your problems then take thar. Both subjects are more academic than your other choices so be aware of that.
the stereotype that a level sociology is easy actually baffles me. im doing a level sociology in year 13 and it is THE HARDEST subject out of my three, the other two being law and spanish. the concepts are highly detailed and complex to understand, the exam board and exam techniques are SO hard to understand. if u say sociology is easy you know nothing about sociology
@@amirahalese4099 probably not as bad as psych because with psych you have to be really specific whereas with soc a lot of the topics do interlink such as ethnicity which is found in both education and crime
I was thinking of taking Politics at first but the more i put thought into it i realised that i’m not that interested in learning the ins and outs of electoral politics and our political systems. I think i’d much prefer sociology as we learn about real life issues and injustice?
Hey, I’m really really considering taking sociology as one of my a levels since I do it for GCSE and I am in love! However I’m debating taking it as the syllabus sounds quite general and hard to apply to certain areas of employment- but it really is my passion and i am in love with the subject. Do you know what kind of things you can apply what you learn in sociology to?
Yes! If anything, i would say that sociology was one of the best subjects for applying to real life as you literally are looking at real contemporary society. We did the education, family, crime and beliefs units. All of them looked at the parents which exists and then used sociological theories to explain this. Im not sure what its like at GCSE though so not sure how to explain the comparison! It is also considered a "facilitating subject" which means that a lot of uni courses will consider it to be useful for the degree if you are not sure what to pick :)
hey, just to let you know, YOU ARE SUCH A SLAY!!!!! I am an activist and it helped so much deciding what to take next year, Yes I am now taking socialogy
A lot of jobs actually do like sociology as it is considered a "facilitating" subject cos it gives you a lot of transferable skills like essay writing, analysis etc
Hey how did your a levels go? (Learning process +exams+pressure wise) I'd love some feedback since I'm thinking of taking those three subjects as well!
I'm currently chosing my A levels and I'm taking Criminology, possibly law? And choosing between psychology and sociology. I'm unsure which of the two would fit better for Criminology and law so if anyone has any tips it would be greatly appreciated:)
Sociology would probably overlap with some of criminology but saying that I think you learn about forensics in psychology. So honestly either would fit great. Go with whatever you are most interested in :)
I wanted to do media but they got rid of the option, ill def do sociology OR physcology. Im doing english lit and geography but i have no clue what to do
Im going into year 12 in september and can’t decide between sociology and modern history, so both videos have been so helpful to me!! if you have any suggestions as to which one i should take that would be great too :))
I’m considering doing chemistry sociology and physiology. Does anyone think it’s a good choice, I just want to be 100% sure about my a level subjects. Someone help me
@@kefeshebernard hmm yeah I will have to keep thinking. Even if I don't choose it though I can always do my own research on the different topics and learn that way
That definitely sounds like an interesting mix! I feel like its best to choose ones which you enjoy even if they're not typical pairings but I enjoyed sociology and biology, and i know a lot of students do soc and phsyc
hey ayesha! i did take biology psychology and sociology and im in year 13 rn! Its definitely hard work, but i feel like every a level has pros and cons. I think psychology is my favourite subject, but i do like the way biology is taught and the exam style etc. Id say biology content is the hardest to understand definitely but psychology has quite a lot of content to remember. I feel like sociology isn't really for me that much but that's not a fault with the subject its just my opinion i guess. I knew i wanted to def take bio and psych but sociology was one i took because i didn't 100% know what else to take. I think as a combination though they work really well together because for things like the research methods in sociology, we already did research methods in psych so it makes it easier etc. how are you finding them so far and good luck! :)@@ayeshatahir2170
i do art and i find it fun but there’s alot of research pages to do and writing (mostly when u get to year 11). Some people in my class hate it because they took it as a ‘fun’ subject but it can get stressful as it is easy to get behind in your work. If u stay on top of your work its fun and you’ll be fine!
sociology in yr 10 is quite straight forward as you do family and education first tear and in yr 11 sociology gets a bid harder with crime and deviance since the content slight increases in difficulty and social stratification is actually quite easy since you can link every other topic you learned beforehand and apply it together
Yes, definitely! I'm pretty sure those are all considered facilitating subjects and should be able to hello you get to where you want to be within the humanities and social sciences general area. Ultimately, you want to be doing something you love because you'll actually want to push yourself to study then! :)
Im considering doing psychology, sociology and criminology 😅 I was told by my teachers not to do all 3 and to choose something like English. I really want to do these 3 but now I'm uncertain. Im also doing law as a 1 year course so idk. Help?
Economics, Maths and Business studies is a good subject combination. If you're taking Maths, take it with a subject that it actually supports and one of them is Business Studies. In addition, Business Studies helps in your knowledge for Economics too since various topics are quite similar and some are basically the same. Generally, universities also prefer a subject combination where a student can work with business-based and economic knowledge with mathematical figures as it opens opportunities to not only study Business Studies and Economics themselves but the their financial aspects too.
I couldn't say for sure what jobs that could allow you do do, however, you could check the which? website because I'm pretty sure they have career suggestions
@@kefeshebernard thank youu i mean i think i might change maths to english but im quite scared.. also ive heard sociology links w history is that true? because i dispise history and im not sure if its the right choice😭
ultimately, do what you enjoy! Sociology does go well with both history and English cos of the essay writing skills, but if you'd prefer something else go for that! I did History a level and have a video like this for that- you could see if that helps? :)
sociology is sooooo eye-opening, every time i teacher says something you're like 'how did i never see this before'
Honestly sociology is just a subject where they use complex words to explain the most basic ideas lol.
Facts😭
Your comments about the dated nature of some of the syllabus are fair....my colleagues and I are trying to influence aqa to bring it more up to date. ...we can only wait see :)
I'm considering taking this as a third to textiles and photography. Either this or psychology I think as I find them both interesting
Oooh, yes I know a lot of people who weren't sure which was a better fit for them. I would definitely suggest that you consider the nature of these subjects as I think they can seem quite similar but are actually very different! Sociology is a lot of essays and qualitative information, psychology does too! But psychology does also has some maths and science in it!
lol i wanna go textiles drama and sociology, textiles is top tier
If you are interested in inequality and social justice -ie others- tale sociology, if you are interested in yourself and you think psychology can help you with your problems then take thar. Both subjects are more academic than your other choices so be aware of that.
also considering sociology or psychology. What did you wind up choosing?
@@bioluminescent13 sociology was the better option tbh but I didn't have the English grades for it so I'm taking applied psychology :)
the stereotype that a level sociology is easy actually baffles me. im doing a level sociology in year 13 and it is THE HARDEST subject out of my three, the other two being law and spanish. the concepts are highly detailed and complex to understand, the exam board and exam techniques are SO hard to understand. if u say sociology is easy you know nothing about sociology
Is it really that bad bc I'm doing psychology and its so hard for me. Its too scientific and I'm so bad at science
@@amirahalese4099 probably not as bad as psych because with psych you have to be really specific whereas with soc a lot of the topics do interlink such as ethnicity which is found in both education and crime
These are actually helpful tysm, i literally have to choose my a levels like in a couple days
I was thinking of taking Politics at first but the more i put thought into it i realised that i’m not that interested in learning the ins and outs of electoral politics and our political systems. I think i’d much prefer sociology as we learn about real life issues and injustice?
Yeah, I would say that sociology is a good way to see how politics and policies plays out in real life :)
Sociology is way more political than politics...which is really just about systems of governance
How did you know what you were interested in more? I'm confused in choosing
@@kefeshebernard how did you know what you were interested in my mind confuses me.
yess, and politics is briefly involved in sociology, it widens your knowledge
Hey, I’m really really considering taking sociology as one of my a levels since I do it for GCSE and I am in love! However I’m debating taking it as the syllabus sounds quite general and hard to apply to certain areas of employment- but it really is my passion and i am in love with the subject. Do you know what kind of things you can apply what you learn in sociology to?
Yes! If anything, i would say that sociology was one of the best subjects for applying to real life as you literally are looking at real contemporary society. We did the education, family, crime and beliefs units. All of them looked at the parents which exists and then used sociological theories to explain this. Im not sure what its like at GCSE though so not sure how to explain the comparison! It is also considered a "facilitating subject" which means that a lot of uni courses will consider it to be useful for the degree if you are not sure what to pick :)
hey, just to let you know, YOU ARE SUCH A SLAY!!!!! I am an activist and it helped so much deciding what to take next year, Yes I am now taking socialogy
aww this is so lovely! best of luck!
i'm considering taking sociology as an a-level but i'm not sure what jobs link to sociology if you get what i mean.
same but i want to take bio a level so i want a balance with something i find interesting but scared if it wont get me anywhere
A lot of jobs actually do like sociology as it is considered a "facilitating" subject cos it gives you a lot of transferable skills like essay writing, analysis etc
IIf you search "facilitating subjects" you could find a list of subjects lots of unis like and will help to teach you loads of transferable skills
@@kefeshebernard oh okay thank you!
@@ladybub748 girl same!
In September I will be doing English Literature, History and Sociology and I would like to be a solicitor, thanks for the video so helpful ❤
so glad i could help! Best of luck!
@@kefeshebernard thank you and same to you sis
these are the exact 3 i’m thinking of doing
Hey how did your a levels go? (Learning process +exams+pressure wise) I'd love some feedback since I'm thinking of taking those three subjects as well!
Omg I’m in year 11 those are the exact subjects I might do and I hope to be a solicitor. If you see this, how was it??
You’ve convinced me to take this over politics!!! Thank you ❤️❤️
glad I could help :)
how is sociology so far? i am curious as i want to do it after i do my gcses this year
I'm currently chosing my A levels and I'm taking Criminology, possibly law? And choosing between psychology and sociology. I'm unsure which of the two would fit better for Criminology and law so if anyone has any tips it would be greatly appreciated:)
Sociology would probably overlap with some of criminology but saying that I think you learn about forensics in psychology. So honestly either would fit great. Go with whatever you are most interested in :)
I wanted to do media but they got rid of the option, ill def do sociology OR physcology. Im doing english lit and geography but i have no clue what to do
Im going into year 12 in september and can’t decide between sociology and modern history, so both videos have been so helpful to me!! if you have any suggestions as to which one i should take that would be great too :))
What did you end up picking?
@@miranda9160 heyyyy!! ended up picking history, english and textiles. BUT i loved ur video for help picking!
I’m considering doing chemistry sociology and physiology. Does anyone think it’s a good choice, I just want to be 100% sure about my a level subjects. Someone help me
its ultimately what you enjoy most! If you think those will be good go ahead! They're all really useful subjects with transferable skills!
Im really interested in the ideas taught in sociology but I hate writing essays...??
yeah thats a tricky one, if you enjoy the concepts, writing essays may become more enjoyable?
@@kefeshebernard hmm yeah I will have to keep thinking. Even if I don't choose it though I can always do my own research on the different topics and learn that way
@@no1inparticular487 don't take it if you don't enjoy writing essays. There is no way of getting a good grade if you cannot/will not write essaya
do you think sociology psychology and biology would be a good mix? If i want to be a forensic psychologist x
That definitely sounds like an interesting mix! I feel like its best to choose ones which you enjoy even if they're not typical pairings but I enjoyed sociology and biology, and i know a lot of students do soc and phsyc
@@kefeshebernard okay, thank you !
@@elliecassidy4555 how were they? I'm thinking of taking that exact combination haha :)
@@charza9382 how did you find them? I'm taking them
hey ayesha! i did take biology psychology and sociology and im in year 13 rn! Its definitely hard work, but i feel like every a level has pros and cons. I think psychology is my favourite subject, but i do like the way biology is taught and the exam style etc. Id say biology content is the hardest to understand definitely but psychology has quite a lot of content to remember. I feel like sociology isn't really for me that much but that's not a fault with the subject its just my opinion i guess. I knew i wanted to def take bio and psych but sociology was one i took because i didn't 100% know what else to take.
I think as a combination though they work really well together because for things like the research methods in sociology, we already did research methods in psych so it makes it easier etc. how are you finding them so far and good luck! :)@@ayeshatahir2170
I’m in yr 9 and I’m quite indecisive but So far I’m thinking of choosing art, psychology and sociology
i do art and i find it fun but there’s alot of research pages to do and writing (mostly when u get to year 11). Some people in my class hate it because they took it as a ‘fun’ subject but it can get stressful as it is easy to get behind in your work. If u stay on top of your work its fun and you’ll be fine!
sociology in yr 10 is quite straight forward as you do family and education first tear and in yr 11 sociology gets a bid harder with crime and deviance since the content slight increases in difficulty and social stratification is actually quite easy since you can link every other topic you learned beforehand and apply it together
oh and just remember to memorise theories and key words since they are important for high marks
I'm doing Sociology, English Combined, History and Business, is that a good mix?
Yes, definitely! I'm pretty sure those are all considered facilitating subjects and should be able to hello you get to where you want to be within the humanities and social sciences general area. Ultimately, you want to be doing something you love because you'll actually want to push yourself to study then! :)
Im considering doing psychology, sociology and criminology 😅 I was told by my teachers not to do all 3 and to choose something like English. I really want to do these 3 but now I'm uncertain. Im also doing law as a 1 year course so idk. Help?
im doing all of those lmaoo
@@veemeg2172 sameeee
how are u finding it? i think those 3 are good because of the fact they overlap so much.
do you think geography, sociology and english language would be good a level subjects? i want to be an environmental lawyer
Thank you! You are so energetic!
Hey I'm taking sociology psychology and am kinda confused for the third one, would law make a good choice? For alevels
Is this subject good for a career in advertising and public relations
This was super helpful!
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Wow, thank you! :)
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This was helpful, thank you so much ☺
I’m thinking of doing drama/theatre studies,geography and sociology do you think these could work?
Is economics, maths and sociology a good combo
Economics, Maths and Business studies is a good subject combination. If you're taking Maths, take it with a subject that it actually supports and one of them is Business Studies. In addition, Business Studies helps in your knowledge for Economics too since various topics are quite similar and some are basically the same. Generally, universities also prefer a subject combination where a student can work with business-based and economic knowledge with mathematical figures as it opens opportunities to not only study Business Studies and Economics themselves but the their financial aspects too.
I'm considering sociology, history, geography and economics...is that a good combo?
Ultimately, do what you enjoy most but those all sound like facilitating subjects and I personally really enjoyed the history and sociology mix :)
@@kefeshebernard Great! Thanks :)
Yes those subjects overlap A LOT with each other
ive chosen sociology, psychology and maths...what jobs can those link too? xx
I couldn't say for sure what jobs that could allow you do do, however, you could check the which? website because I'm pretty sure they have career suggestions
@@kefeshebernard thank youu i mean i think i might change maths to english but im quite scared.. also ive heard sociology links w history is that true? because i dispise history and im not sure if its the right choice😭
ultimately, do what you enjoy! Sociology does go well with both history and English cos of the essay writing skills, but if you'd prefer something else go for that! I did History a level and have a video like this for that- you could see if that helps? :)
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do you think it could pair well with psychology? x
Yes! I know a lot of students so sociology and phsycology