text: how much is the dissertation worth? so i am in my second year at uni studying sociology ba. last year i had 3 exams and 2 pieces of coursework to hand in. on two courses i did really bad but luckily they only counted the top three grades and so i got a 53 %. yeah, i was damn dissapointed. but anyway.  what percentage is the dissertion worth for  a ba in sociology?  i am trying to stay ahead because i think i'm going to have to do some research in the summer. it depends on where you are studying. ask someone in your sociology department.