Politics and Sociology

About this course

Politics and Sociology at Keele University is a combination that takes some of the most important questions of our time as its starting point. Politics examines how power is organised, exercised, and contested in societies, from local governance to international relations, and how collective decisions are made. Sociology asks how societies are structured, how inequality is reproduced, how culture shapes behaviour, and how social change happens. Together, the two disciplines give you a toolkit for understanding both the formal institutions of political life and the deeper social forces that shape and constrain them. This three-year full-time programme includes a sandwich placement year, a year abroad, and work placement opportunities, making it one of the most practically grounded social science degrees available. You will study contemporary political systems, policy-making, social theor

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 40% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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