A level choices - History, Sociology, Govt and Politics

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DD2 is in Year 11 and they are just starting the process of making A level choices. History is her strongest subject, closely followed by English. Maths and Science are a struggle.

She's interested in politics, has strong views about our current Government, rants about how rude the MPs are in parliament and how in her opinion no-one listens to young people's views. Engaged with issues like climate change, gender issues, racism and the ethics of people being "cancelled" online.

Her preferred choice of A levels is History, Sociology and Govt and Politics, which does seem a good fit for the above. Doesn't want to do English Lit and they don't offer Lang at A Level.

We're a bit concerned that both Sociology and Govt and Politics would be completely new to her. Also possibly that all three subjects might be a bit same-y. Although to be fair, we didn't mind when DD1 chose Maths, Further Maths and Physics!

Anyone got any recent experience of any of these subjects and able to tell me a bit more about what they are like?

DS is thinking about doing behavioural economics post-grad after human geography first degree.

They don't swedish but they do know if it is a BSc /BA / BAECon

This is what Lancaster says about their BA route:

Our degree weaves theory and evidence into policy analysis. This allows you to understand fundamental issues and topical concerns. In the BA in Economics, we give students a broader appreciation of key issues in society, by combining Economic analysis with insights from the other Social Sciences. Therefore, in your first year you will also choose one subject from the Social Science subjects Politics, International Relations, History, or Sociology, and another subject from a wide range of options. You will continue with your study of social science throughout your degree.

At Manchester , you need an A in maths A Level to do the BSc but don't need maths for the BA ,s o they have different emphases and approaches,which will inevitable affect career paths.

Anyhoo, off topic.

I think the university blind recruitment is not necessarily all it’s thought to be either. Companies looking for a certain type of grad, set tests to get them. If they want the mathematical ones, that’s what they will test for and other grads will not score as highly. So they end up recruiting the same type of grad. However there are of course lots of roles that a BA economist could do. HR in a business partner role is obvious. What’s of greater concern is roles for any grads now with the state of many firms And charities. The public sector is going to look very attractive in the future.

Very similar to my A-Levels: English, History, Politics and Business. My intention was to drop politics but I carried it on after AS level. Only thing I would say is be cautious about the politics syllabus. I loved politics, my grandfather was an MP and therefore I felt that I lived and breathed it. But year 2 of politics was American politics and my lord, it blew my brain! I scraped by with a C, purely because the exam was a comparative question about the British system (which I knew well), versus the American. In hindsight, I should have focused more on my history - I was disappointed after my A at AS and then a D at my final result.