Sociology

Why choose this course
Study with us, and you’ll join one of the most prestigious sociology disciplines in the UK, which is also well known for its friendly and supportive environment.

• You can choose to take one of our award-winning Professional Training placements or study abroad at one of our partner universities, or a mix of both.

• We offer inspirational, research-led teaching with high levels of student satisfaction.

• You’ll develop a full range of social research skills highly sought after by employers and ideal for developing a career in the public sector, policy development, business or research.

• Our broad range of optional modules in your second and third years gives you the flexibility to shape your degree to your interests and develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics.

We’re preparing you for the future by integrating AI into every course, building digital skills, confidence and creativity that employers value in tomorrow’s workplace.

What you will study
Sociology at the University of Surrey is taught within our interdisciplinary School of Social Sciences, which will enable you to learn about related topics in criminology and media and communication during your degree and to shape your course to suit your interests through optional modules. Our Sociology BSc degree aims to provide you with a comprehensive knowledge of how people shape, but are also shaped by, the world around them.

Studying a sociology degree at Surrey you’ll develop a detailed and critical understanding of societies and the social processes and relations that link individuals, groups and institutions, such as the family, education, the economy, criminal justice, the media, health, community and the welfare state. Your studies will help you to develop your sociological imagination, challenge common assumptions and analyse current issues in a new light.

In an increasingly unstable and rapidly changing world, you will focus your thinking on big questions concerning inequalities and social justice, such as those relating to socio-economic class, gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religion and sexuality, and social challenges at both the local and global level, including major issues like the effects of international migration, the impact of artificial intelligence, the abuse of human rights, and responses to the environmental crisis.

Through research methods training from your first year onwards, you will gain an understanding of qualitative and quantitative methods which is valued by many employers.

Our degree in sociology also provides opportunities for you to reflect on how sociological approaches can address contemporary problems in society and how you can enact positive, sustainable improvements. You’ll graduate ready to positively impact policy, organisations and society at a local, national and global level.

Course Modules

To see the full range of modules for this course please visit our website – the link is under the Course contact details. You will also find full details of the programme, including programme structure, assessment methods, contact hours and Graduate prospects.