BA (Hons) Sociology at Lincoln Bishop University

Lincoln Bishop’s Sociology undergraduate degree provides a comprehensive and exciting introduction to the study of all aspects of the social world. The course takes you on a journey from the 19th-century foundations of the discipline through to the social, cultural and political changes that are reshaping our globalising world. Along the way, you’ll see how sociological thinking is crucial for people who want to understand the world around them, whether as students, tuition-fee payers, citizens, employees (or via any of their other social roles).

Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Lincoln, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Writing and Thinking Sociologically, Social Research Skills: Texts and Interactions, An Introduction to Crime & Society, What is (the point of) Sociology, Sociology of the Moving Image: Film and Television, Crime and others. Year 2: Crime and the Media, Public Sociology: Religion, Race and Sexuality, Sociology of Sport, Sociology of Happiness, Advanced Social Research Skills; optional modules include Sociology of Education and others. Year 3: Visual Culture and Communication, Surveillance and Society, Sociology of the Body, Dissertation, Contemporary Imprisonment, Sociology of Personal Life.

Career pathways

The wide range of graduate-levels employment related opportunities and positions available to Lincoln Bishop Sociology graduates include activism and campaigning, advertising, arts, bankers (e.g. investment bankers, analysts), charity administrators, community and youth workers, curators, entrepreneurs, film makers, financial analysts, journalists, lawyers, lecturers, marketing, police officers, public relations (PR), researchers, school and college teachers and social workers.

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