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Public Sociology

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

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Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Queen Margaret University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    2 Years

Course summary


Please note: for September 2026 entry there is only direct entry onto Year 3 for this course. Please refer to our Sociology course (L400) if you are looking for entry into Year 1 or 2.

You will embrace new ideas and schools of thought on this intellectually stimulating and personally empowering BSc/BSc (Hons) Public Sociology course. It encourages rigorous critical thinking on complex and challenging social issues, opening the door to a wide range of careers.Why QMU?- Unique in Scotland: Our degree continues to be the first in Scotland to have Public Sociology as our underpinning ethos and practice.- Learn from tutors who are actively involved in social justice campaigning: This will help you to see how Sociology can contribute to challenging inequality and improving people’s lives. - Dynamic learning environment: We engage our students in a wide range of learning experiences which are intellectually stimulating and personally empowering, ranging from traditional lectures, small seminar and study groups, to opportunities for work-based learning and community engagement experiences. - Support for students: Our class sizes are smaller compared with some universities, so you have closer and more individually tailored support and guidance from our staff.On this course you will:- Engage with diverse communities and develop a sense of the ways in which a public sociological imagination can meaningfully intervene in real-world political and social events. - Ask, and be able to answer, critical questions such as 'What is the nature of society and how can we change it for the better? What are the root causes of social injustice and inequality? How could we change society’s perception of them, and make the actual changes themselves?- Reflect upon the ways in which sociological knowledge can affect real change in people’s everyday lives.- Learn how to critique preconceptions about social equality and justice.- Learn how to make sense of complex and challenging social issues, and how to provoke change.- Understand how the public sociologist and sociological knowledge can create radical approaches to solving social problems.If you have an enquiring, questioning mind and you want to understand more about human societies, social problems, interactions and experiences, you will thrive on this course. It is Scotland’s first public sociology course and we continue to be pioneering in the way we think. Our students have chosen fascinating and original topics to research for their dissertations, from women’s body image on social media to a community campaign on gentrification.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 9,725per year

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University information

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    102nd

  • Campus address

    Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH21 6UU, United Kingdom

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QMU is a safe, friendly and compact university with an accessible and extremely welcoming campus. Attractive, modern student accommodation is located on campus.
It's a 6-minute train ride from Edinburgh city centre – home of the famous Edinburgh International Festival – with many European cities a quick flight away.
With a great reputation for the quality of learning, teaching, and research, QMU offers comprehensive student support, which includes career advice for life.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Sociology

    95th out of 103 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    141 71%

    14th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    60.0 60%

    42nd

    12

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.19 80%

    27th

    67

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