The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
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BSc (Hons) | Full-time, Sandwich | 3 - 4 years | September | find out | find out |
Overview
Understand how and why society is changing on this BSc (Hons) Sociology degree course.
Step into critical debates on social issues and inequalities as they vary around the world, including gender and sexuality, race and racism, nationalism, human emotions, even the food we eat. Make sense of what’s going on, why it’s happening, and what we can do about it.
On this BSc (Hons) Sociology degree, you’ll learn classical sociological theories and how to apply them to the topics that most inspire you. You'll be taught and supported by the same expert staff and active researchers who introduce you to ideas and concepts in lectures, and encouraged to discuss these with them in more depth alongside other students.
As you work towards your choice of final research project, you'll pick subjects you want to explore further from a wide range of specialist subjects, such as social justice, wellbeing and happiness, and the sociology of education.
You'll graduate with transferable skills sought after by employers across many sectors, as well as the confidence, knowledge and methods to enact positive change within a broad range of careers.
Course Highlights
Careers and opportunities
Studying sociology encourages you to engage critically with the world around you, ask questions about the social world and challenge things we often take for granted.
You'll develop the ability to be analytical, consider different perspectives and communicate your ideas effectively. These are transferable skills that are valuable to any employer, which means you'll have lots of career options when you graduate.
You could also continue your studies to a PhD or other postgraduate qualification, following in the footsteps of your lecturers.
Many of our sociology graduates go into people-focused roles, or in roles that allow them to do research, shape social policies or bring about social change.
Areas you could go into include:
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