Sociology

As a discipline, sociology encompasses everything that falls within the social realm, from the family, class, and ethnicity, to work, religion, and politics. Sociologists are always asking new questions and as a student at Winchester you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to answer them with confidence.

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Degree

BA (Hons) Sociology

Degree Duration

3 years :

3 years degree

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Start Dates

September

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Degree Overview

Over the course of three years, you’ll examine a wide range of sociological issues and learn how to apply theories and concepts to contemporary situations and debates. Sociology at Winchester provides you with a grounding in the major areas of sociology, as well as offering opportunities to study specialist topics, such as beauty, terrorism, social movements, disability, and the environment.

In your third year, with training in research methods like interviews, questionnaires, and secondary research under your belt, you’ll be able to undertake your own research project to investigate what interests you the most. Recent students have explored topics as diverse as social media and body image, educational inequalities, climate change policies, grime music subcultures, #MeToo and Black Lives Matter activism, and masculinity in TV and film.

If you are intrigued by how and why people interact as they do, what brings them together and tears them apart, and just where you fit into society, then a Sociology degree will give you the tools and knowledge to answer those questions.

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Study Reasons

Sociology achieved more than 95% overall satisfaction as rated by final-year undergraduate students in the 2020 National Student Survey

Benefit from interactive and engaging teaching, delivered by experienced lecturers

Gain valuable real-world experience through our volunteering and teaching modules

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