BA (Hons) Sociology at Solent University

An exciting subject, sociology challenges the world in which we live, including politics, media and social inequality. Get practical experience to work in public and private sectors. This course is designed with an emphasis on social equality, justice and individual and community empowerment. Throughout the degree students will think critically about the social and political debates that are shaping our world.

Faculty: Social work, criminology and sociology  |  Duration: 3 years; 4 years with foundation year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Becoming Sociological, Researching Southampton, Broken Britain: Social Problems and Inequalities, Power: Its Uses and Abuses, Believing and Belonging, Theories of Society and Culture, Research, Practice and Employment, Death, Dying, Killing, AI, Online Networks and Future Worlds, World in Crisis and Wasted Lives, Advocacy, Rights and Community Action, The Social Project.

Career pathways

Sociology graduates go on to some of the most exciting careers around. In 2015 a British Council study found that nearly half of the most successful leaders in the world had studied social sciences!

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