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Sociology (Placement Year)

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Overview

Sociology (Placement Year) is offered widely in the UK, so the useful comparison is between departments rather than between countries. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.

Teaching in Sociology includes quantitative methods at most departments, which surprises applicants who expected essays alone.

The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.5, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too.

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Entry requirements

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IELTS 6.5 level requirementThis is the English requirement the university publishes for study at this level, not one printed for this course. Most departments ask for exactly this and some ask for more, so it tells you what to aim at rather than what you will be asked for. Send us the course and we will confirm the requirement it actually sets, including any minimum in each paper.

Careers opportunities

A research-methods degree at heart, and that is what makes it employable: survey design, interviewing and analysis. Its graduates go into research, policy, HR and the social sector, and none of those are named in the title.

Roles graduates go into

  • Social researcher
  • Policy and data analyst
  • User or market researcher
  • Human resources officer
  • Charity programme officer
  • Teacher or lecturer

Where they work

  • Government social research
  • Market and social research agencies
  • Charities and the third sector
  • Universities and think tanks
  • Corporate insight and HR teams
After the course

A research master's is the standard step into professional social research, and the Government Social Research profession recruits into it.

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Lancaster University

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