The degree is divided into three years or levels. In each level of the degree you must study 120 credits worth of modules, with an additional 10 credit IT skills module at level one. In your first year you will follow introductory modules in Sociology and in Social Policy, do an Information Technology module and choose two modules from different departments. In your second and third years you will, depending on your programme of study, follow some compulsory modules, but most of your studies will comprise optional modules which you choose from the wide range available. As well as a wide degree of choice in what modules you follow, optional modules usually allow you choice in whether to be assessed by submitting an essay or sitting an exam.
Assessments come at the end of each module.