Sociology with Data Science (Including Placement Year)

Basic Information

Course ID
afd25f02-d9a6-49a2-aad9-b0ab5b33b9e6
Option ID
1e7ecc59-b1bc-4cce-8c84-52c471e0eb9b
Provider
University of Essex
Type
undergraduate
Academic Year
2026
Source
ucas
Created
2/25/2026, 10:07:21 AM
Updated
3/28/2026, 9:30:49 AM

Other Options for this Course

No other options

Listing Data (Raw)

{
  "id": "1e7ecc59-b1bc-4cce-8c84-52c471e0eb9b",
  "duration": {
    "quantity": 4,
    "durationType": {
      "id": "4",
      "caption": "Years",
      "mappedCaption": null
    }
  },
  "features": {
    "accelerated": false
  },
  "location": {
    "id": "3f43c317-c2ec-571b-000d-ebdf7ad5c930",
    "url": null,
    "name": "Colchester Campus",
    "ukprn": null,
    "address": {
      "line1": "University of Essex",
      "line2": "Wivenhoe Park",
      "line3": "",
      "line4": "Colchester",
      "region": {
        "id": "9",
        "caption": "East Anglia",
        "mappedCaption": "East of England"
      },
      "country": {
        "id": "101",
        "caption": "England",
        "mappedCaption": "England"
      },
      "latitude": 51.8767147008,
      "postcode": "CO4 3SQ",
      "longitude": 0.9466658421
    },
    "isDefault": false,
    "geoLocation": {
      "latitude": 51.8767147008,
      "longitude": 0.9466658421
    },
    "tefCodeType": null,
    "locationCode": "-",
    "googleMapsUrl": null,
    "googleMapsParams": null,
    "locationCategory": null,
    "geoLocationString": "51.8767147008,0.9466658421"
  },
  "startDate": {
    "date": "10/2026",
    "nonSpecific": false
  },
  "studyMode": {
    "id": "3",
    "caption": "Full-time",
    "mappedCaption": "Full-time",
    "excludedSchemesForApplication": []
  },
  "durationRange": null,
  "outcomeQualification": {
    "caption": "Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)"
  },
  "academicEntryRequirements": {
    "qualifications": [
      {
        "summary": {
          "offer": "112 - 120 points",
          "requirements": "GCSE Maths C/4 is also required.\n\nOffers will be made from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels. \nWe accept A Levels, BTECs, Access to HE Diploma, International Baccalaureate, T Levels, AAQs and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. \n\nWhilst International A-levels and BTECs aren't on the tariff calculator, we assign them the same tariff points as their UK counterparts."
        },
        "priority": 1,
        "notAccepted": false,
        "qualificationName": "UCAS Tariff"
      }
    ],
    "ucasTariffPointsMax": 120,
    "ucasTariffPointsMin": 112,
    "ucasTariffPointsDisplayMax": 120,
    "ucasTariffPointsDisplayMin": 112
  }
}

Detail API Response (Raw)

{
  "course": {
    "id": "afd25f02-d9a6-49a2-aad9-b0ab5b33b9e6",
    "cpdFlag": false,
    "options": [
      {
        "id": "1e7ecc59-b1bc-4cce-8c84-52c471e0eb9b",
        "status": {
          "published": true,
          "availableForApplication": true,
          "applicationStatusSummary": "Available to Apply",
          "acceptingApplicationsMessage": null,
          "notAcceptingApplicationsMessage": null
        },
        "cycleId": null,
        "modules": "Many of our courses offer a choice of optional modules to tailor your learning experience. More information about these can be found on the University of Essex website.",
        "deadline": {
          "id": "jan15",
          "caption": "14 January",
          "mappedCaption": null
        },
        "duration": {
          "quantity": 4,
          "durationType": {
            "id": "4",
            "caption": "Years",
            "mappedCaption": null
          }
        },
        "features": {
          "accelerated": false
        },
        "location": {
          "id": "3f43c317-c2ec-571b-000d-ebdf7ad5c930",
          "url": null,
          "name": "Colchester Campus",
          "ukprn": null,
          "address": {
            "line1": "University of Essex",
            "line2": "Wivenhoe Park",
            "line3": "",
            "line4": "Colchester",
            "region": {
              "id": "9",
              "caption": "East Anglia",
              "mappedCaption": "East of England"
            },
            "country": {
              "id": "101",
              "caption": "England",
              "mappedCaption": "England"
            },
            "latitude": 51.8767147008,
            "postcode": "CO4 3SQ",
            "longitude": 0.9466658421
          },
          "isDefault": false,
          "geoLocation": {
            "latitude": 51.8767147008,
            "longitude": 0.9466658421
          },
          "tefCodeType": null,
          "locationCode": "-",
          "googleMapsUrl": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=10&size=2048x600&scale=2&markers=size:tiny%7Ccolor:red%7C51.8767147008,0.9466658421&key=AIzaSyDAC7vZWEFNPF6GFUZvXfO5PRDxdEC0Gc0&signature=E-F9ibegaVWuSIPAbinIiNL8kg8=",
          "googleMapsParams": "51.8767147008,0.9466658421",
          "locationCategory": null,
          "geoLocationString": "51.8767147008,0.9466658421"
        },
        "startDate": {
          "date": "10/2026",
          "nonSpecific": false
        },
        "studyMode": {
          "id": "3",
          "caption": "Full-time",
          "mappedCaption": "Full-time",
          "excludedSchemesForApplication": []
        },
        "applyCycle": "2026",
        "courseFees": [
          {
            "amount": 9535,
            "currency": {
              "id": "GBP",
              "caption": "£",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeBasis": {
              "id": "5",
              "caption": "Year 1",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeState": {
              "id": "3",
              "caption": "Set",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeLocale": {
              "id": "5",
              "caption": "England",
              "mappedCaption": null
            }
          },
          {
            "amount": 9535,
            "currency": {
              "id": "GBP",
              "caption": "£",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeBasis": {
              "id": "5",
              "caption": "Year 1",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeState": {
              "id": "3",
              "caption": "Set",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeLocale": {
              "id": "6",
              "caption": "Northern Ireland",
              "mappedCaption": null
            }
          },
          {
            "amount": 9535,
            "currency": {
              "id": "GBP",
              "caption": "£",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeBasis": {
              "id": "5",
              "caption": "Year 1",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeState": {
              "id": "3",
              "caption": "Set",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeLocale": {
              "id": "7",
              "caption": "Scotland",
              "mappedCaption": null
            }
          },
          {
            "amount": 9535,
            "currency": {
              "id": "GBP",
              "caption": "£",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeBasis": {
              "id": "5",
              "caption": "Year 1",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeState": {
              "id": "3",
              "caption": "Set",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeLocale": {
              "id": "8",
              "caption": "Wales",
              "mappedCaption": null
            }
          },
          {
            "amount": 9535,
            "currency": {
              "id": "GBP",
              "caption": "£",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeBasis": {
              "id": "5",
              "caption": "Year 1",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeState": {
              "id": "3",
              "caption": "Set",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeLocale": {
              "id": "9",
              "caption": "Channel Islands",
              "mappedCaption": null
            }
          },
          {
            "amount": 9535,
            "currency": {
              "id": "GBP",
              "caption": "£",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeBasis": {
              "id": "5",
              "caption": "Year 1",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeState": {
              "id": "3",
              "caption": "Set",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeLocale": {
              "id": "10",
              "caption": "Republic of Ireland",
              "mappedCaption": null
            }
          },
          {
            "amount": 21500,
            "currency": {
              "id": "GBP",
              "caption": "£",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeBasis": {
              "id": "5",
              "caption": "Year 1",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeState": {
              "id": "3",
              "caption": "Set",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeLocale": {
              "id": "3",
              "caption": "EU",
              "mappedCaption": null
            }
          },
          {
            "amount": 21500,
            "currency": {
              "id": "GBP",
              "caption": "£",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeBasis": {
              "id": "5",
              "caption": "Year 1",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeState": {
              "id": "3",
              "caption": "Set",
              "mappedCaption": null
            },
            "feeLocale": {
              "id": "4",
              "caption": "International",
              "mappedCaption": null
            }
          }
        ],
        "courseType": null,
        "entryPoints": [
          {
            "caption": "Year 1",
            "isDefault": true,
            "entryPointId": 1,
            "minOptionDurationYears": 0
          }
        ],
        "durationRange": {
          "max": null,
          "min": null
        },
        "admissionTests": [],
        "subjectOptions": [],
        "useDefaultFees": false,
        "providerApplyUrl": null,
        "assessmentMethods": null,
        "entryRequirements": null,
        "internalReference": null,
        "providerCourseUrl": "https://www.essex.ac.uk/courses/ug01336/1/bsc-sociology-with-data-science?coursecode=L312",
        "professionalBodies": [],
        "qualificationLevel": {
          "id": "RQF_6",
          "caption": "RQF Level 6",
          "mappedCaption": null
        },
        "subjectToValidation": false,
        "outcomeQualification": {
          "id": "47132",
          "caption": "Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)",
          "mappedCaption": "Bachelor degrees (with or without Honours)"
        },
        "deferredEntryDisallowed": false,
        "additionalFeeInformation": "Fees displayed are for the 2026-27 academic year. Fees may increase for each academic intake and each academic year of study.",
        "academicEntryRequirements": {
          "noRequirements": false,
          "qualifications": [
            {
              "summary": {
                "offer": "112 - 120 points",
                "requirements": "GCSE Maths C/4 is also required.\n\nOffers will be made from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels. \nWe accept A Levels, BTECs, Access to HE Diploma, International Baccalaureate, T Levels, AAQs and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. \n\nWhilst International A-levels and BTECs aren't on the tariff calculator, we assign them the same tariff points as their UK counterparts."
              },
              "priority": 1,
              "notAccepted": false,
              "qualificationName": "UCAS Tariff"
            }
          ],
          "furtherInformation": null,
          "ucasTariffPointsMax": 120,
          "ucasTariffPointsMin": 112,
          "contextualInformation": "We are committed to ensuring that all students with the merit and potential to benefit from an Essex education are supported to do so. We make Contextual Offers, of up to two A-level grades (or equivalent) below our standard conditional offer, to applicants from underrepresented groups residing in the UK.",
          "contextualInformationUrl": "https://www.essex.ac.uk/undergraduate/applying-to-essex",
          "ucasTariffPointsDisplayMax": 120,
          "ucasTariffPointsDisplayMin": 112,
          "providerEntryRequirementsUrl": "https://www.essex.ac.uk/undergraduate/applying-to-essex"
        },
        "additionalEntryRequirements": [],
        "englishLanguageEntryRequirements": [],
        "minimumAcademicEntryRequirements": null,
        "subsequentYearsEntryRequirements": null,
        "amsApplicationConfigurationOptions": {
          "useAscii": false,
          "hasNoVacancies": "False",
          "customQuestions": [],
          "vacancyStatuses": [
            {
              "status": null,
              "domicile": "eu",
              "hasVacancies": true,
              "flattenedVacancy": "eu"
            },
            {
              "status": null,
              "domicile": "wales",
              "hasVacancies": true,
              "flattenedVacancy": "wales"
            },
            {
              "status": null,
              "domicile": "eng",
              "hasVacancies": true,
              "flattenedVacancy": "eng"
            },
            {
              "status": null,
              "domicile": "int",
              "hasVacancies": true,
              "flattenedVacancy": "int"
            },
            {
              "status": null,
              "domicile": "scot",
              "hasVacancies": true,
              "flattenedVacancy": "scot"
            },
            {
              "status": null,
              "domicile": "ni",
              "hasVacancies": true,
              "flattenedVacancy": "ni"
            },
            {
              "status": null,
              "domicile": "roi",
              "hasVacancies": true,
              "flattenedVacancy": "roi"
            }
          ],
          "hasRestrictedVacancies": "False",
          "hasRestrictedEligibility": false,
          "restrictedEligibilityUrl": null,
          "restrictedEligibilityInfo": null,
          "useEnhancedCriminalConvictionCheck": false,
          "notAcceptingInternationalApplications": "False"
        },
        "englishLanguageEntryRequirementInformation": null
      }
    ],
    "suggest": "Sociology with Data Science (Including Placement Year). University of Essex. Sociology. Data analysis",
    "summary": "How can data science methods help answer social science questions? How can we combine a deep understanding of the social world, with the latest tools and data sources to analyse it? Discover how to ask the right questions, and develop the skills to answer them. By complementing a sociological understanding of the world with programming and analytical skills, you become a social scientist that can both understand and shape the big data revolution.\n\nAt Essex we investigate what connects people with each other, as well as what divides them. We consider every aspect of our daily lives, from how we relate to politicians, celebrities and friends, to how we define ourselves, our families, and others. You experience a lively, informal environment with the opportunity to explore a wide variety of topics including:\n\n\n- The role of software in everyday life\n\n\n- Programming with Python and Java\n\n\n- Key ethical and social issues in digital societies\n\n\n- Data visualisation\n\n\n- Theories of social stratification\n\n\n- Race, class and gender\n\n\n- Sociological research methods\n\n\n- Natural language engineering\n\n\nWith research methods rapidly changing in response to the large-scale generation of data within society, sociology needs to ensure it is engaged with new digital methods to both benefit from them, and to shape them. Sociologists with programming skills are highly valued in any organisation that must gather and draw inferences from data. By combining a sociological understanding with practical programming skills you learn how to understand and be that change in society.\n\nOur BSc Sociology with Data Science is taught by our Department of Sociology in partnership with our School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering to provide an interdisciplinary course.\n\nWe offer expertise in many areas that complement the study of society and technology, including criminology, social history, visual sociology, anthropology, economic sociology, US and European studies and cultural rights.",
    "atasFlag": false,
    "contacts": [
      {
        "id": "a67a4f1b-624d-4a5f-8ffe-92f27c84bcf2",
        "fax": null,
        "email": "admit@essex.ac.uk",
        "phone": "01206 873666",
        "title": "Clearing Hotline",
        "isDefault": false,
        "hasCourses": false,
        "isClearing": true,
        "clearingUrl": "http://www.essex.ac.uk/clearing",
        "enquiryLink": {
          "url": "https://analytics-eu.clickdimensions.com/essexacuk-an2ri/pages/6cu9tw0leeqbiqbqvjqthg.html",
          "caption": "Sign up to be kept in the loop!"
        },
        "availability": null,
        "coursesCount": 0,
        "isAdmissions": false,
        "socialMediaPresences": [
          {
            "id": "fb",
            "url": "https://www.facebook.com/uniofessex",
            "caption": "Facebook"
          },
          {
            "id": "ig",
            "url": "https://instagram.com/uniessex",
            "caption": "Instagram"
          },
          {
            "id": "tw",
            "url": "https://twitter.com/Uni_of_Essex",
            "caption": "Twitter"
          },
          {
            "id": "li",
            "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-essex",
            "caption": "LinkedIn"
          },
          {
            "id": "yt",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfnFhFyVx0iFdyXhFeSqUyw",
            "caption": "Youtube"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "keywords": null,
    "provider": {
      "id": "91f1f141-d376-4883-0afa-65d325c06ed0",
      "name": "University of Essex",
      "ukprn": 10007791,
      "address": {
        "line1": "Wivenhoe Park",
        "line2": "",
        "line3": "",
        "line4": "Colchester",
        "region": {
          "id": "27",
          "caption": "South East England",
          "mappedCaption": "South East England"
        },
        "country": {
          "id": "101",
          "caption": "England",
          "mappedCaption": "England"
        },
        "latitude": 51.8767147008,
        "postcode": "CO4 3SQ",
        "longitude": 0.9466658421
      },
      "aliases": [
        "Including Edge Hotel School",
        "East 15 Acting School"
      ],
      "logoUrl": "https://d1l6hqpjksdq9d.cloudfront.net/Prod/91f1f141-d376-4883-0afa-65d325c06ed0",
      "aliasName": "University of Essex (Including Edge Hotel School, East 15 Acting School)",
      "websiteUrl": "www.essex.ac.uk",
      "liveProvider": true,
      "providerCode": null,
      "providerSort": "Essex, University of",
      "providerUrls": [],
      "imageLocation": "silver silver silver-01.png",
      "institutionCode": "E70",
      "providerShortName": "The University of Essex",
      "cukasInstitutionCode": null,
      "requireAsciiDocuments": false,
      "providerAbbreviatedName": "ESSEX",
      "aliasNameWithoutApostrophe": "University of Essex (Including Edge Hotel School, East 15 Acting School)"
    },
    "subjects": [
      {
        "id": "1642",
        "caption": "Sociology",
        "mappedCaption": null
      },
      {
        "id": "2520",
        "caption": "Data analysis",
        "mappedCaption": null
      }
    ],
    "auditions": [],
    "studyType": null,
    "department": {
      "id": "d114df1c-69e3-619d-d237-cf76ce1c2dca",
      "name": "Sociology and Criminology"
    },
    "hecosCodes": [
      {
        "hecosCode": {
          "code": "100505",
          "caption": "sociology",
          "refDataId": "10365"
        },
        "percentageOfCourse": 75
      },
      {
        "hecosCode": {
          "code": "100366",
          "caption": "computer science",
          "refDataId": "10257"
        },
        "percentageOfCourse": 25
      }
    ],
    "jacs3Codes": [],
    "publishEnd": "9999-12-31T23:59:59.9999999",
    "shortTitle": null,
    "specialism": {
      "primary": [],
      "secondary": [],
      "specialismStudyTypes": []
    },
    "visibleEnd": "2027-08-01T08:00:00",
    "compositeId": "afd25f02-d9a6-49a2-aad9-b0ab5b33b9e6-2026",
    "courseTitle": "Sociology with Data Science (Including Placement Year)",
    "facultyCode": null,
    "routingData": {
      "scheme": {
        "id": "ucas",
        "caption": "UCAS Undergraduate",
        "mappedCaption": null
      },
      "destination": {
        "id": "ug",
        "caption": "Undergraduate",
        "mappedCaption": null
      }
    },
    "availableEnd": "9999-12-31T23:59:59.9999999",
    "englishTitle": "",
    "publishStart": "2025-04-29T00:00:00Z",
    "visibleStart": "2025-04-29T08:00:00",
    "taughtInWelsh": false,
    "ucasApplyData": null,
    "academicYearId": "2026",
    "availableStart": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
    "awardingBodies": [],
    "applicationCode": "L312",
    "courseTitleSort": "Sociology with Data Science (Including Placement Year)",
    "abbreviatedTitle": null,
    "balanceIndicator": null,
    "copyFormRequired": false,
    "internalReference": null,
    "currentlyInClearing": false,
    "ucasTeacherTraining": false,
    "degreeApprenticeship": false,
    "qualifiedTeacherStatus": null,
    "sponsorshipInformation": null,
    "internationalInformation": null,
    "courseTitleWithoutApostrophe": "Sociology with Data Science (Including Placement Year)",
    "additionalAuditionInformation": null,
    "higherTechnicalQualifications": false
  },
  "version": 78,
  "academicYearsInformation": {
    "2026": 1
  }
}

Normalized Data

{
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-28T09:30:46.386Z",
  "scrapedPte": null,
  "scrapedUrl": "https://www.essex.ac.uk/courses/ug01336/1/bsc-sociology-with-data-science?coursecode=L312",
  "scrapedToefl": null,
  "scrapedAiUsed": false,
  "scrapedFeeRaw": "Fees and funding Home/UK fee £9,790 per year International fee £21,500 per year Fees will increase for each academic year of study. If your course has the option to include a placement year or study abroad, and you choose to do so, you will pay the following: Placement year 20% of your standard tuition fee for that year Study abroad Full year abroad 15% of your standard tuition fee for that year Single term abroad Standard tuition fee Scholarships and financial support There may be scholarships, bursaries or discounts available to help with the cost of this course. Fees and funding guide Home/UK fees and funding information International fees and funding information Home/UK fee £9,790 per year International fee £21,500 per year",
  "feesConfidence": 1,
  "normalizedFees": {
    "home": 9790,
    "currency": "GBP",
    "international": 21500
  },
  "scrapedAiError": null,
  "scrapedDuolingo": null,
  "scrapedTemplate": null,
  "scrapedCambridge": null,
  "scrapedIeltsBand": 5.5,
  "scrapedLangSource": "course_page",
  "languageConfidence": 0.9,
  "normalizedLanguage": {
    "pte": null,
    "ielts": {
      "overall": 6,
      "min_component": 5.5
    },
    "toefl": null,
    "duolingo": null,
    "cambridge": null
  },
  "scrapedLanguageRaw": "English language requirements\nEnglish language requirements for applicants whose first language is not English\nIELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or specified score in an equivalent test that we accept.\nDetails of English language requirements and the tests we accept for applicants who require a Student visa (excluding Nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries) can be found here\nIf we accept the English component of an international qualification it will be included in the academic levels listed above for the relevant countries.\nPre-sessional English courses\nIf you do not meet our IELTS requirements then you may be able to complete a pre-sessional English pathway that enables you to start your course without retaking IELTS.\nIf you’re an international student, but do not meet the academic requirements for direct admission to this degree, you could prepare and gain entry through a pathway course. Find out more about opportunities available to you at the University of Essex International College",
  "scrapedIeltsOverall": 6,
  "scrapedLangSourceUrl": null,
  "scrapedTuitionFeeHome": 9790,
  "scrapedTuitionFeeIntl": 21500,
  "scrapedEntryRequirements": "Entry requirements UK entry requirements GCSE: Mathematics C/4. Plus one of the level 3 qualifications below: A-levels: BBB - BBC or 120 - 112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels. BTEC: DDM - DMM or 120 - 112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels. The acceptability of BTECs is dependent on subject studied and optional units taken - email ugquery@essex.ac.uk for advice. Combined qualifications on the UCAS tariff: 120 - 112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A levels or equivalent. Tariff point offers may be made if you are taking a qualification, or mixture of qualifications, from the list on our undergraduate application information page. IB: 30 - 29 in the IB Diploma or 120 - 112 UCAS tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Higher Level subjects. Our GCSE Maths requirement can be met with either: 2 in Standard level Maths; 2 in Higher level Maths; or 4 in IB Middle Years Maths. IB Career-related Programme: We consider combinat"
}
← Back to Courses