Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2017 | Page 157

Sociology
Key Information
Why study this course?

For over 50 years, our Sociology programme has encouraged students
to explore creative approaches to difficult challenges in our rapidly
changing society.
You will learn to think independently, critically, and imaginatively about
important social issues and the events which shape our lives, developing
explanations for a wide range of phenomena and seeking solutions
to social problems. Our Sociology programme will provide you with a
grounding in the core concepts of the discipline, develop your skills in
social research and enable you to explore a range of contemporary social
issues. You might explore issues around migration, culture and identity,
race, consumption, home and family, globalisation, and urban life.

Indicative modules

First year
• Classical Sociology
• Social Inequalities in the
Contemporary World
• Researching British Society
• Mediated World
• Modernity and its Darkside
Second year
• Contemporary Social Theory
• Research Methods
• Cities, Culture and Society
• Witchcraft, Zombies,
and Social Anxiety
• Cultures of Consumption
• Race, Racism and Resistance
Third year
• Dissertation
• Home: Belonging, Locality
and Material Culture
• Sociology of Parenting
and Early Childhood

• Medical Sociology
• The Virtual Revolution:
New Technologies, Culture
and Society
• Moving People: Migration,
Emotion, Identity

What will this mean
for my future?

A Sociology degree from Keele
will encourage you to develop as
a pragmatic and creative thinker
– skills which are useful for a wide
range of careers. Our graduates
have entered occupations
including social care, the health
sector, advertising and marketing,
the charity sector, youth services,
and local governments. Some of
our graduates choose to pursue
further academic study.

Course type

Single honours, dual
honours, major, minor
For information on dual
honours combinations
please visit www.keele.
ac.uk/ugcourses or page 158

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements
BBB

For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

93%

Overall student
satisfaction
(2015 NSS)

Tina Antwi

International Relations and Sociology, Third year
This is a certainly a subject that will equip you in gaining a broad insight into the
world like no other subject is able to do. It offers students an opportunity to develop
an in depth analysis of society and social relations both at micro and macro level.
Keele University can be described in short as a platform for educational advancement
and knowledge. Not only do we have skilled lecturers who offer accessible teaching
and knowledge, but also a rich environment and atmosphere which facilitates study.

For more course information please visit

keele.ac.uk/sspp

Smart minds choose Keele

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