Sociology - BA (Hons)

University of Wolverhampton

This degree offers you the chance to analyse and understand the complexities of the global world in which we live.

During your studies, you will learn about the concepts, theories and methods essential to what we call a ‘sociological imagination’ – that special way of identifying, describing and understanding the nature of social life.

Over the course of your studies, you will develop critical understanding of a range of institutional conditions, cultural processes and social relations, within and across societies. In the course of learning selected ‘social facts’ of society, you will be able to apply those concepts, theories and methods that are unique to this exciting discipline.

Students are encouraged to share knowledge and be enterprising with their ideas in self-directed and cooperative learning activities. You will acquire the skills necessary to gather evidence and apply theories to a range of social issues, and to communicate your ideas through interpersonal and digitally literate ways. At each level of study you are given the opportunity to undertake accredited voluntary work in the local community or a work placement – an experience that broadens your sociological knowledge, deepens your appreciation of civic responsibility and enhances your opportunities for graduate employment.

Our teaching team are experts in their fields, publishing in internationally recognised journals and with internationally recognised publishers, who bring real experience to their teaching

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse course, drawing on students’ lived experience and expertise

Our course covers a wide range of contemporary issues including the power of celebrity, environmental movements, nationality and globalization

We will support you, as learners, to engage with community-based learning, whether that is a school, a voluntary sector organisation, or the local council. These opportunities to gain experience in the ‘real’ world will not only embed your learning, through engaging with the lived experiences of people living with disadvantage and discrimination, but it will also support you to develop skills for the workplace

What's unique about this course?

At each level of study you are given the opportunity to undertake accredited voluntary work in the local community or a work placement.

In the course of learning selected ‘social facts’ of society, you will be able to apply those concepts, theories and methods that are unique to this exciting discipline.

Graduate employability is embedded throughout the degree programme at The University of Wolverhampton, developing students’ expertise in a range of key employer-identified skills that prepare our students for the workforce of the future.

What happens on the course?

Our exciting new course offers you the opportunity to study the social world we inhabit and apply that knowledge to understand and address social issues through public sociology:

What causes inequality, and what can be done to reduce it?

How much power does the media have to shape public opinion and is this problematic?

What is the importance of nations and nationalities in a global world?

Why is the environment a topic that should be at the forefront of sociological thinking?

How important is the body in the construction of our identity?

How can we understand health and illness outcomes by ethnicity, gender, and even geographical location?

A sociology degree at The University of Wolverhampton enables us to consider these questions, and more, by examining the role of theory in empowering us to understand contemporary concerns at local, national, and international levels.