Sociology with placement year (Hons) University of Gloucestershire

Overview

Throughout the Sociology with placement year (Hons) course from University of Gloucestershire you’ll learn through debates, guest speakers and hands-on research with organisations that make a difference.

Within sociology, we critically explore the world through the lens of social justice, sustainability and the political world. We apply sociological theories and concepts to deconstruct the normalisation of our ideas and beliefs.  

Identity and power are challenged to expose divisions, differences and structural inequalities. The classical sociological concepts of gender, race, class and intersectionality add depth and purchase to the understandings of consumerism, sustainability, identity, power and transnationalism.  

Debates on the macro-overarching structures of capitalism and nationalism, flow into anti-globalisation and decolonisation, as students make sense of family-life, work and employment, leisure and the micro.

Career opportunities:

One of the many ways the social science students become career-ready is through opportunities to become involved in research projects with their lecturers, including writing papers, analysing data and working on media projects.

Past and current students have been active researchers on the following research projects: 

• Sexual Violence Research Group  
• Analysis of CBC Women’s Safety Survey  
• Remembering Srebrenica annual commemoration and ongoing educational work  
• Assisting police investigations of homicide tracking threat escalation patterns 
• Assisting lawyers in building a case against Andrew Tate 
• Assisting lawyers in cases of appeal against homicide convictions 
• Assisting police in investigating sudden deaths that may have been staged as non-suspicious 

The social science graduates have secured a range of diverse and rewarding career paths. Examples from our alumni include: 

• Forensic Criminologist 
• Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) 
• National Probation Service 
• Risk Control Consultant in Banking 
• Youth Housing Provider 
• Financial Crime Prevention Officer 
• The Nelson Trust 
• The Police, including Detective Inspectors 
• SARC Outreach Worker  
• Revenge Porn Helpline Officer 
• Rehabilitation Officer of sexual offenders