Why study a Sociology degree at Greenwich?

Hoping to become a Sociology student at Greenwich in September 2024? If so, here’s why we think our sociology degrees are great!

Join us in September 2024 and you’ll embark on a vibrant and diverse course of study to make sense of society’s most challenging issues. Our modules cover a range of areas, including: inequality and social change; migration and citizenship; gender and sexuality; globalisation; and family and society. Find out more about our Sociology courses, and the modules on each course, here.

We don’t just focus on the UK either - we incorporate localised, globalised and cultural approaches to analysing key sociological topics. The expertise of the Sociology team, including Dr Sally Mann and Dr Aura Lehtonen is key here. On our courses you’ll encounter a range of assessment types, from essays and exams to presentations, portfolios, reports, posters and podcasts. We also encourage students to incorporate their own personal experiences in many assessments.

Teaching and support

We're ranked 3rd in London in Sociology for student satisfaction in the 2024 Complete University Guide.

You’ll be taught by experts, who can help you specialise in areas in which you have a specific interest. And not only is the teaching ‘on point’ but the pastoral care from tutors comes highly recommended too.

Research

Sociology staff members are involved with the work of the Centre for Communities and Social Justice, and conduct research on a wide range of areas from gender and sexuality to homelessness, migration and contemporary politics.

Employability and careers

‘What can I do with a Sociology degree?’ This is something the Sociology team is often asked. The simple answer is…. an awful lot! Students have gone on to many different careers, including teaching, social research, local government, non-governmental organisations, charities and the criminal justice system, to name but a few. Some students go on to postgraduate study. Greenwich Sociology students benefit from guidance in this area as Dr Craig Morris, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, is also Module Leader for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Work Placement module.

So, what do we do to make Greenwich Sociology students more employable?

• The development of transferable skills essential for your employability at graduate level are embedded in a range of modules across your years of study. Assignments during your course will help you to develop critical thinking, spoken and written communication, digital, data and visual skills.
• You can undertake, on our full-time mode courses, a sandwich placement year in the third year. If you join the sandwich mode version of a course, this enables you to undertake a sandwich placement for a year in a career field which interests you.
• In your final year, you can take a Work Placement module, which gives you experience in a workplace in a field of interest alongside your regular studies.
• The University puts on many employability related events each year. These are designed to help you decide on a career and prepare for entering it. We also have our very own Employability & Careers Service, a dedicated employability team on campus.

In conclusion

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Please note: The information above applies only to the University’s Sociology degrees which start in the academic year commencing in September 2024. The information does not apply to degrees starting in any other academic year.