Sociology

About this course

Sociology is the discipline that asks how societies are organised, how inequalities are produced and maintained, and how the institutions, cultures and relationships that surround us shape who we are and what we can do. It is a field that takes nothing for granted, treating even the most apparently natural features of social life as historically specific and open to analysis and critique. At the University of Portsmouth this three-year programme develops the conceptual vocabulary and research skills needed to understand social issues and global inequalities with genuine depth and precision. You will engage with the major traditions of sociological thought, from classical theorists through to contemporary debates about race, gender, class, globalisation, media and digital life, developing the analytical frameworks to make sense of social patterns and processes. Research methods, both qua

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 20% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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