This degree programme is an opportunity to study both Social Policy and Sociology within an interdisciplinary social sciences context. This BSc Sociology and Social Policy programme combines Social Policy, the study of how societies respond to human needs and seek to promote the well-being of their members, with Sociology, which is dedicated to the study of social life as found in groups, institutions and societies.

This is one of several specialist routes available in our BA (Honours) Social Sciences (R23) degree. Alongside studying the interdisciplinary social sciences, you’ll have the opportunity to explore how sociologists make sense of social worlds, investigating topical issues such as immigration, social networking, and adolescent mental health.

Choose our Sociology and Social Policy degree and you will gain expertise in theorising about and undertaking research on a range of social issues and social policies.

Discover Erasmus University College's Social and Behavioral Sciences majors (part of Liberal Arts and Sciences BSc) delving into human behaviour at individual and societal levels. Specialize in Sociology, Psychology, International Law or Political Science & International Relations within this dynamic program. Immerse yourself in the world of Liberal Arts and Sciences at EUC through the captivating Social and Behavioral Sciences Majors. 

BA in Social Policy and Sociology Social Policy students learn how to tackle major policy problems. They do this by applying core concepts from social science to intractable social problems such as gender inequality, eldercare, children's rights, and climate change. As an applied and critical social science, you will gain knowledge and understanding of contemporary government policies and consider how we can achieve improvements.

Study BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology at Scotland’s Top Modern University for teaching and overall student satisfaction. (NSS 2023) This thought-provoking degree develops your critical understanding of crime, human behavior, and the social organization of society.

The aim of the UC3M Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology is to train professionals in applied social research. The degree prepares students for different areas of sociology, including more traditional ones such as public opinion research, problems of social integration, and processes of socialization, and newer ones like social policy assessment, local development, human resource management, and cooperation for development.

The sociology emphasis focuses on how the social world operates, from the micro level of everyday interactions in small groups such as families to the macro level of processes in social institutions such as the economy, religion, politics, and education. Lower-level courses introduce students to the major theoretical perspectives and topical areas in sociology, and upper-level courses focus on specific social institutions, social trends and processes, and social stratification.

BA in Sociology Sociology is a discipline concerned with the explanation of social life and human behavior. It equips students with the skills to understand the breadth of social experience, ranging from the global (including power and politics, norms, religion, conflict and peace, the digital world, climate change, racism, sexism, and other forms of inequality) to the personal (including family life, intimacy, emotions, beliefs, and mental health).

The modules in the BA Honours (Sociology) program offer students an understanding of contemporary societal debates and concerns. Students explore social identities and societal structures, global and local linkages, as well as social change and strategies for social intervention.

The psychology element of our BSc Hons Sociology and Psychology degree will give you an understanding of the brain, behaviour and experience. The course includes studies of perception, memory and emotion and the development of language. You will explore the way society works through sociological themes such as social justice, gender, crime and deviance, and ethnicity.

Improve your understanding of the rapidly changing world. Social scientists examine the dynamics of societal change and seek answers to questions such as what creates wellbeing or a lack of it, what causes alienation, what is happening in education and the labor market, and what is the role of culture in shaping our relationships with each other. The Bachelor of Social Sciences degree consists of studies in sociology and social and public policy. Teaching covers key social scientific theories and methods for collecting and analyzing data. These are applied to key topics in social sciences, such as labor, education, care, multiculturalism, and information and communication technology, and how they interlink with each other.

Building on the OU’s reputation for cutting-edge criminological and sociological teaching and research, this joint BA (Honours) in Criminology and Sociology degree offers you the chance to study lively, topical and sometimes controversial subject matter. You’ll investigate questions of crime, criminalisation and social harm to determine whether society’s responses to these questions are adequate and appropriate.

BSc (Hons) in Criminology and Sociology We're fascinated by crime. Turn on the television or search for something online and you'll soon encounter images, reports, and programs about crime, justice, and punishment. Crime saturates media and popular culture, suggesting both our enduring fascination with wrongdoing and its consequences, and crime's status as an ongoing social problem. Do you want to know more about the world we live in? Do you care, and want to make a difference? If so, you’re well-suited to a Sociology degree at Bath Spa.

Sociology and anthropology are two social sciences that seek to understand the relationship between individuals and the social worlds they create and inhabit. Sociologists and anthropologists investigate how societies are organized, how cultures are reproduced, and how these processes shape individual identities.