Sociology - Placement Year (Hons) Lancaster University

Overview

The Sociology - Placement Year (Hons) course from Lancaster University will help you develop a strong understanding of the world around you, the challenges it is facing, and the solutions needed to help tackled these issues. You will explore themes such as identity, inequality, migration, and climate change, as well as social justice, race, globalisation and gender. Through studying these topics from both global and local perspectives - with examples from each - you will gain a detailed understanding of complex situations. You’ll learn how to ask the right questions and take the bigger picture into account when developing creative solutions.

We will develop your critical thinking skills with a focus on the issues that matter to you, reflecting on your interests and life experiences. You will be encouraged to develop a range of effective communication tools and advanced research skills, so you can put your own investigations into topics of interest. You’ll learn to think ethically and sociologically about matters, whether local or global. By the end of the course, you’ll feel empowered to enact positive social change in the world around you.

Career opportunities:

The combination of skills, knowledge and experience that you gain on this degree will enable you to stand out from other graduates and claim a fascinating and rewarding career.

You will be able to critically analyse social issues and think creatively about possible solutions. You will have essential teamworking and collaboration skills and the ability to articulate a clear, well-evidence argument, giving you the ability to work with others towards positive action.

Lancaster’s Sociology graduates have gone on to diverse and fulfilling careers, with recent graduates successfully securing roles as:

• Civil servants for local authorities, local government and national government
• Members of civil society groups, non-governmental organisations, and the not-for-profit sector
• Social and policy researchers and consultants
• Teachers
• Social carers
• Police
• Journalists

Other roles you might like to pursue include:

• Human resource manager
• Specialist recruitment manager
• Graduate trainee manager