BA (Hons) Sociology at University of Essex

BA Sociology examines what holds societies together, what drives social change and why individuals, groups and cultures behave differently. It is taught in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, ranked 2nd in the UK for research power in sociology (REF 2021, Times Higher Education analysis).

Department: Department of Sociology and Criminology  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with optional placement or study abroad year)  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: full-time; year abroad option, placement year option  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study covers social divisions and inequality, culture, identity and subjectivity, public policy on health, environment, crime and ageing, citizenship and human rights, and research methods from basic statistics to big data. Modules include The Sociological Imagination, Researching Social Life, Power and Agency in a Global World, Rethinking Modernity and a supervised dissertation. A Q-Step pathway can add the qualifier (Applied Quantitative Methods).

Career pathways

Graduates work in public policy and government, research and social analysis, community and third-sector organisations, media and communications, local and central government, NGOs, social work, market research, project management, fundraising and marketing, or progress to postgraduate study.

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