Sociology

About this course

Sociology asks some of the most important questions in modern life: why do societies look the way they do, how do structures of power and inequality persist, and how can they be changed? It brings together rigorous empirical research with theoretical frameworks drawn from a long tradition of social thought to understand human actions, interactions, beliefs, values, and the institutions through which social life is organised. Sociology takes seriously the idea that the conditions of individual lives are shaped by forces larger than the individual, and it provides the tools to analyse those forces clearly. At the University of Cumbria, this three-year programme takes the region around Cumbria as a starting point for thinking about concepts at local, regional, and global levels, connecting abstract theory to lived social experience in a grounded and concrete way. You will examine how socio

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 10 / 100Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations · 25% of graduatescards →

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