Our National Qualifications in Sociology focus on investigating the relationship between society and the individuals who live in it. These Courses develop thinking from a sociological perspective and encourage learners to ask questions about the social world in which we live. Sociological approaches are used to research human social behaviour and to enable learners to become familiar with research methods and the use of evidence in sociology.
Following the Deputy First Minister’s announcement that units and unit assessments will be removed from National 5 to Advanced Higher courses, we are strengthening the course assessment to ensure it covers the full content of the course.
Units and unit assessments will be removed as followed:
Centres need to apply for approval before delivering Sociology qualifications for the first time.
Teachers and lecturers delivering or assessing Sociology are required to have completed at least two years successful study of Sociology at University or Higher National Diploma (HND) level.
Individuals undertaking the internal verifier role for Sociology must have sufficient subject knowledge to understand the content of assessments and national standards for the course. They also need to be able to confirm that reliable assessment judgements have been made. Internal verifiers are not required to have completed two years study of Sociology at University or HND level.
