- You will spend three years at one of the UK’s top Sociology departments. We consistently score highly in the national and international league tables, ranked 23rd in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2014/2015 and 3rd in The Guardian University Guide 2015.
- An outstanding provider of teaching and learning, we provide a first-rate environment for cutting-edge research. Our undergraduate programmes are designed and informed by high-calibre scholars, producing arguments, theories and ideas that are published and discussed around the world. We encourage our students to become active members of this lively research culture.
- Our staff work on a variety of topical issues – e.g. social theory, youth culture, media, health, population, ethnicity, gender, international development, education and science. All students who enrol on the single honours Sociology degree can graduate with a Specialism in Research Methods, Gender or Cultural Studies, if they choose. Sociology and Quantitative Methods students can also take core sociological specialisms while developing quantitative data analysis skills.