Sociology, BSc (Hons)

Our flexible three-year Sociology degree offers unparalleled opportunities to tailor your studies to personal interests while exploring societal dynamics in a vibrant global city. You will cultivate critical thinking through topics such as social class, mobility, race, ethnicity, gender, culture, identity, inequality, migration, media, and criminology. The program also builds transferable skills in analysing, interpreting, and producing social data, supported by City’s Q-Step Centre. This includes developing data literacy, quantitative expertise, and options for a quantitative methods pathway with workplace placements, alongside internship opportunities in media, crime, justice, and human rights.The curriculum features core modules across three years, including Learning from Social Data, Thinking Sociologically, Contemporary Social Theory, and a final-year Sociology Project. Year 2 and 3 electives cover areas like Quantitative Analysis, Gender and Society, Global Migration, and Criminal Justice. Assessment primarily involves coursework such as essays, reports, presentations, and a capstone project, ensuring practical application of knowledge. Modules may be subject to change.

Year 1 Core Modules: Learning from Social Data Data and the Social World Thinking Sociologically Sociology in Action Social (Justice) Research: Qualitative Approaches Culture, the Body and Digital Society Academic and Professional Practice Exploring London Year 2 Core Modules: Contemporary Social Theory Social Action Project Understanding Social Change Sociology of Race and Racism Gender and Society Core Elective Modules: Quantitative Analysis of Social Research Data Qualitative Analysis of Social Research Data Digital Changes and Challenges Violence Key Issues in Criminology News and Society Year 3 Core Module: Sociology Project Core Elective Modules: Global Migration Processes Poverty: What counts? Broken Britain? Culture, Employment and Society Work and Workers Education, Skills and the Job Market Culture, Racisms and Resistance Interrogating Digital Data Elective Modules: Global Media and Sport Emotions, Identity and Relationships Criminal Behaviour Celebrity & Society Multivariate Analysis Crime, Culture and the City Stardom and Influencer Culture Criminal Justice in Crisis Sport, the Body and Deviance Digital Cultures and Everyday Life Urban Violence and Public Health Policy Micro-Placements Industry Projects Mentoring & Coaching for Leadership Modules are subject to change.