Sociology (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

Through the Sociology (Hons) degree course from University of Portsmouth you'll be taught and supported by a dynamic, caring and inclusive team of experienced educators and active researchers who are dedicated to helping you achieve your personal, professional and academic potential.

As you work towards your choice of final research project, you'll explore a wide range of cutting-edge topics relevant to the world we live in such as consumerism, migration, nationalism and climate crisis.

You'll graduate with transferable skills sought after by employers across many sectors, including communication, critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, evaluation and analysis, decision-making and organisation. You will gain the confidence, knowledge and methods to enact positive change within a broad range of exciting careers. Benefit from opportunities for enrichment, careers and employability guidance throughout, strong links with organisations, guest speakers, placements and studying abroad.

Career opportunities:

Studying sociology encourages you to engage critically with the world around you, ask questions about the social world and challenge things we often take for granted. 

You'll develop the ability to be analytical, consider different perspectives and communicate your ideas effectively. These are transferable skills that are valuable to any employer, which means you'll have lots of career options when you graduate.

You could also continue your studies to a PhD or other postgraduate qualification, following in the footsteps of your lecturers.

What sectors can you work in with a sociology degree?

Many of our sociology graduates go into people-focused roles, or in roles that allow them to do research, shape social policies or bring about social change.

Areas you could go into include:

• teaching and lecturing (with additional training or further study)
• research and policy
• health and social care
• advertising, marketing and media
• local government
• careers advice, human resources and recruitment

• charity work and community development

What jobs can you do with a sociology degree?

Roles our graduates have gone on to include:

• refugee resettlement welfare officer
• domestic violence project worker
• criminal justice support worker
• fundraising and project manager
• equality and diversity inclusion coordinator
• hr adviser
• housing strategy and policy officer
• social worker
• trade union project officer
• teacher
• peer support and young person's service manager
• business development manager
• global events manager
• senior research executive
• marketing manager
• data consultant
• fraud analyst

Graduate destinations

Our graduates have worked for companies such as:

• Washington Frank International
• Kantar (data analytics and brand consulting)
• Enham Trust (disability charity)
• The Prince's Trust
• NHS Foundation Trust
• Youth Futures Foundation
• Solent Mind
• Chance UK 
• Strictly Come Dancing (production)
• YouGov
• Bank of England