BSc (Hons) Sociology at London Metropolitan University

In one of the most culturally diverse and socially complex cities in the world, you'll be introduced to ideas on globalisation, social inequality, identity, and ethnicity and race. As you prepare for social and public policy careers in the private, public or voluntary sectors, you'll learn skills to address multidisciplinary concerns relevant to a variety of public issues and have opportunities to take up a work placement and to study in other European countries. By the end of this Sociology degree you'll be qualified to apply sociological perspectives, concepts and research methods to the most challenging social issues facing us today.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences and Professions  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Constructing Modern Societies, Introducing Social Policy, Introduction to Sociology of Youth, Protest, Justice and Social Change, Researching Social Life, Social Divisions, Sociological Imagination, Sociological Perspectives on Youth Transitions. Year 2: Extension of Knowledge Module, Qualitative Social Research, Quantitative Social Research, Self and Society, Sociology and Current Affairs, Understanding Gender and Sexuality, Understanding Racism and Ethnicity. Year 3: Conversations in Sociological Thought, Extension of Knowledge Module, Human Rights and Conflict, Living Theory, Religion and the State, Sociology Dissertation, Empowering London: Working within the Community.

Career pathways

Our criminology and sociology graduates have gone on to careers including police officers, counter fraud criminal investigators, support workers, probation officers and teachers, securing jobs at the Metropolitan Police Service, HM Government, Rethink Mental Illness and the National Probation Service.

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