What can you do with a sociology degree?

user01906002

I’m in year 12 and doing a-level biology, psychology and English lit (I really wanted to do a-level sociology but don’t have the option to do so in many of the sixth forms in my area, but I think i’m right in think you can do sociology at uni without it?). I’m not sure what I want to do and I don’t know much about uni so just researching my options at the moment, and I was wondering what I could do with a sociology degree and is it a good one to have? Any general advice about it or anything anyone wants to add would also be appreciated. Thank you

Reply 1

McGinger

Original post by user01906002

You can do most social science degrees (Sociology, Politics, Social Policy, Law etc) without any specific A levels, and you don't have to have studied that subject at A level.

Any social science degree gives you valuable skills - wider thinking, textual analysis, data skills, presentation skills, and generally 'stretches your head' - and employers know this, which is why you see job ads for 'graduate - any discipline'. And there are a thousand jobs/careers out here for those with Sociology degrees - and a any degree 'with placement' gives you a good opportunity to get some work experience in a relavant area.

Examples
Sociology - https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/social-sciences/criminology-sociology-social-policy/bsc-sociology/
Sociology with Social Psychology - https://www.york.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/ba-sociology-social-psychology/
Law with social sciences - https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/applying/undergraduate/law-with-social-sciences-ml23
Social Sciences - https://www.bath.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate-2024/sociology-social-policy-and-social-sciences/bsc-social-sciences-with-professional-placement/ - covers sociology, international development, social policy and criminology etc
Other subjects within 'social science' - https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/social-sciences/criminology-sociology-social-policy/