Sociology

About this course

Sociology is the systematic study of human social life, from the intimate scale of families and friendship groups to the vast structures of global institutions and economic systems. It asks fundamental questions about why societies are organised the way they are, how inequalities of class, race, gender, disability, and sexuality are produced and sustained, how institutions shape individual lives, and how collective action can change the social world. Sociology does not take the existing order for granted but treats it as something requiring explanation, a perspective that makes it one of the most intellectually challenging and politically engaged disciplines in the social sciences. At the University of Manchester you will study this three-year full-time degree, with a typical entry tariff of 152 points. Manchester has a long and distinguished tradition in sociological research and its c

Where its graduates go

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

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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