Careers
Career opportunities
The BSc Sociology is uniquely designed to equip students with essential skills to address contemporary social and political issues. Through in-depth engagement with social theory, rigorous empirical research training and a focus on real-life case studies, students are provided with the conceptual, methodological and practical skills to pursue meaningful change in the world. Sociology graduates are increasingly valued across the public, private and third sectors, and this degree opens up exciting career opportunities in public service, education, policy, media and beyond, while nurturing active and informed citizenship.
Through studying historical, contemporary and contested sites of power, inequality and stratification, you will develop both subject-specific knowledge and highly transferable skills in critical thinking, effective communication, interdisciplinary research methods, and problem-solving. These skills are highly sought after by employers and provide an excellent foundation for careers across government, public services, charities, NGOs, research organisations and the private sector.
Graduates may pursue careers in areas such as:
- Public and Third Sector
- National and international charities, NGOs and think tanks
- Civil Service and local government
- Public service delivery and community engagement
- Education and Academia
- Postgraduate study
- Teaching and lecturing (with further qualifications)
- Media, Communications and Culture
- Journalism and content creation
- Public relations and communications
- Publishing
- Business and Industry
- Market and social research
- Human resources and recruitment
- Consultancy
Sociology graduates may progress into roles such as civil servant, policy analyst, social researcher, charity programme manager, advocacy officer, communications specialist, market researcher or consultant.