Sociology

About this course

Sociology examines the forces that shape social life, asking how power, inequality, culture and institutions structure the way people live, and why social arrangements take the forms they do. It is a discipline that refuses to take the social world for granted, instead treating everyday realities as objects of critical enquiry. In a century defined by rapid and contested change, sociology provides indispensable tools for understanding phenomena as varied as digital culture, climate politics, urban inequality, migration and the transformation of work. At the University of Westminster, this three-year full-time programme engages with a dynamic, twenty-first-century version of the subject, exploring current social issues and debates using the latest research methods. You will study classical and contemporary theory, research methods, social inequalities, culture and identity, and a range o

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 25% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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