BA (Hons) Sociology at University Centre Peterborough

A sociology degree studying how society is organised, how it changes and how it shapes people, from class and inequality to digital culture, AI, climate change and activism. Students learn in groups typically under 20 and carry out real research in and around Peterborough. Validated by The Open University and revalidated for 2026-27 (UCAS code L300).

Faculty: Psychology and Sociology  |  Duration: Full-time: 3 years (2 full days a week); Part-time: 4 years (1-2 full days a week)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Making the Invisible Visible, Capitalism Class & Inequality, Globalisation & its Effects, People Policy & Community, Deviance Subculture and Belonging, Culture Gender Identity. Year 2: Research for Social Change, Critical Social Theory, Sociology and the City, People Work & Learning, plus an option. Year 3: Independent Research Project, Sociological Futures, plus five options such as Race Society and Decolonialism, Feminist Theory and Activism, Sociology of the Digital Age and Global South.

Career pathways

Graduates work as social workers, policy analysts, community development officers, civil servants, youth workers, researchers, housing and probation officers, HR and charity professionals, or progress to MA, PGCE and PhD study.

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