Sociology and Psychological Studies

About this course

Sociology and psychological studies is a degree that combines two disciplines concerned with understanding human behaviour from different angles. Sociology examines how social structures, institutions, culture and power shape the way people live their lives and the opportunities available to them. Psychology investigates the mental processes, emotions and behaviours of individuals, asking how perception, cognition, motivation and social interaction work at the level of the person. Together, they provide a comprehensive lens for understanding human life as both a social and an individual phenomenon. At Leeds Beckett University, the three-year full-time programme develops your skills in both disciplines alongside the research methods needed to investigate social and psychological questions empirically. You will study sociological theory, the sociology of inequality and difference, and app

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