Where to Study Sociology
Deciding where to study Sociology can be difficult. However, in order to assist you in making your decision, we have listed below a comprehensive directory of all those institutions (based in the UK) offering Sociology courses.
A searchable map of UK universities is available from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
Should you be based within a Sociological Department that is not listed below, and you think the details should be included, or you would like to promote a particular course on our Where to Study list, please email Donna Willis with details.
Other Useful Resources
- Graduate Prospects - works in partnership with the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) to maximise the opportunities and support available to all students and graduates throughout their career search.
- The Aimhigher Website contains useful information for parents and students (information and guidance, applying for a course, student finance, student life).
- The Times Good University Guide - offers a definitive guide to choosing a university, including league tables.
Directory of Institutions
Institutions are listed in alphabetical order:
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Anglia Ruskin University Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Aston University School of Languages and Social Sciences
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Bath Spa University
Particular strengths are in medical sociology, health policy and professional power, minority nationalisms, European anthropology, the ´life course´, labour markets, employment and higher education, the sociology of mental illness, models and theories of mental illness, gender relations, sociology of education, the study of racism (social, historical and political; theory and models), popular culture, feminist epistemology, and critical realism.
Birkbeck College, University of London School of Politics and Sociology
Brunel University Department of Sociology & Communications
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College School of Human Sciences & Law
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City University Department of Sociology - Courses
College of St Mark & St John at Plymouth Department of Sociology
Cornwall College The Department of Sociology
Coventry University School of International Studies & Social Science
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Edge Hill University Department of Social and Psychological Sciences - Courses
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Glasgow Caledonian University School of Law and Social Sciences - Courses
Goldsmiths College, University of London Department of Sociology - Courses
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Keele University School of Criminology, Education, Sociology & Social Work - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
Kingston University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - Courses
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Lancaster University Department of Sociology - Courses
Leeds Metropolitan University School of Social Sciences - Courses
Liverpool Hope University Health & Applied Social Sciences - Courses
Liverpool John Moores University School of Social Science - Courses
London Metropolitan University Department of Applied Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
London School of Economics Department of Sociology - Courses
London South Bank University Social and Policy Studies
Loughborough University Department of Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
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Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Sociology - Courses
Middlesex University School of Health and Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
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Napier University School of Psychology and Sociology - Courses
Newcastle University School of Geography, Politics & Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI) Health, Social Care and Sport & Exercise Sciences - Courses
Nottingham Trent University School of Social Sciences - Courses
Northumbria University at Newcastle Sociology & Criminology Subject Group - Courses
Nuffield College, University of Oxford Sociology Group - Courses
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Oxford Brookes University School of Social Sciences & Law - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
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Queen Margaret University College Media, Communication & Sociology - Courses
Queen´s University, Belfast, School of Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work - Courses
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The Robert Gordon University School of Applied Social Studies - Courses
Roehampton University School of Business & Social Sciences - Courses
Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Health & Social Care - Courses
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Sheffield Hallam University Faculty of Development & Society - Courses
St Mary's University College, Twickenham School of Communication, Culture & Creative Arts - Courses
Staffordshire University Faculty of Arts, Media & Design - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
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Thames Valley University Faculty of Health and Human Sciences - Courses
The Open University Department of Sociology - Courses
Trinity & All Saints University College Department of Sociology - Courses
Trinity College, Dublin Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses **FEATURED COURSE: MPhil in Ethnic & Racial Studies**
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University of Aberdeen Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Abertay, Dundee Division of Sociology - Courses
University of Bath Department of Social & Policy Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Bedfordshire Faculty of Health and Sociol Sciences - Courses
University of Birmingham Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Bradford Social Sciences & Humanities Department - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Brighton School of Applied Social Science - Courses
University of Bristol Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Cambridge Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Central England, Birmingham Faculty of Law, Humanities, Development & Society - Courses
University of Central Lancashire Department of Education & Social Science - Courses
University of Chester The Department of Social and Communication Studies - Courses
University of Cumbria Faculty of Business, Social Science & Sport - Courses
University of Derby School of Social Sciences - Courses
University of Durham Department of Sociology in the School of Applied Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of East Anglia School of Political, Social & International Studies - Courses
University of East London School of Social Sciences, Media & Cultural Studies - Courses
University of Edinburgh Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Essex Department of Sociology - Courses
University of Exeter Department of Sociology & Philosophy - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Glamorgan School of Humanities and Social Sciences - Courses
University of Glasgow Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Applied Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
Two new Sociology courses introduced for the academic year 2007/2008 - for further details please email Clair Clarke.
University of Gloucestershire, Department of Natural & Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Greenwich School of Humanities & Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Huddersfield Division of Criminology, Politics & Sociology - Courses
University of Hull Criminology & Sociology Studies - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Kent at Canterbury School of Social Policy, Sociology & Social Research - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Leeds School of Sociology & Social Policy - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses **FEATURED COURSE: MA Equality and Diversity**
University of Leicester Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Lincoln Department of Policy Studies - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Liverpool School of Sociology & Social Policy - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
The University of Manchester Sociology at the School of Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Northampton School of Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Nottingham School of Sociology & Social Policy - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Oxford Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Paisley School of Social Sciences - Courses
University of Plymouth Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Portsmouth School of Social, Historical & Literary Studies - Courses
University of Salford School of English, Sociology, Politics & Contemporary History - Courses
University of Sheffield Department of Sociological Studies - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Southampton Sociology & Social Policy - Courses
University of St. Andrews Department of Social Anthropology - Courses
University of Stirling Department of Applied Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Strathclyde Department of Geography & Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Sunderland School of Health, Natural & Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Surrey Department of Sociology - Courses
University of Sussex Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Teesside School of Social Sciences & Law - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Ulster School of Sociology & Applied Social Sciences - Courses
University of the West of England School of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Wales, Bangor School of Social Sciences - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Wales, Swansea Department of Sociology & Anthropology - Courses
University of Warwick Sociology Department - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of Westminster Department of Social & Political Studies - Courses
University of Wolverhampton School of Humanities, Languages & Social Sciences -Courses
University of Worcester Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Department - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
University of York Department of Sociology - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
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