Sociology

University of Southampton

A sociology degree will start your journey to a career that makes a difference. Our expert lecturers will help you explore how our experiences are shaped by class, gender and race - and how this is changing in the 21st century. You’ll graduate with the ability to analyse social structures, ready to positively impact issues at a local, national and global level. This BSc Sociology course examines our world and seeks to understand how identities, relationships and practices are formed. You will have an opportunity to study a wide range of topics that include- theoretical approaches and different perspectives in sociology, social inequalities such as class, gender, sexuality, age, race and ethnicity, disability, and global position, new forms of community and identity, change and transformation in social lives, justice and injustice, complex social problems and public policy solutions, research methods in sociology (including quantitative and qualitative techniques).