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sociology degree

what are your views???
do you think sociology is a 'worthless mickey mouse' degree??

anyone doing a sociology degree at the moment?
what do you think??

replies would be great,
thanks!

Reply 1

as cruel as school children

10

i would like to know this also.. i love sociology but i dont really know what i could do with a sociology degree if i were to enter that path

Reply 2

pocahontis

OP

yeah, i reckon post-graduate pay wouldn't be great. probably end up as a social worker, teacher etc...

Reply 3

Truman

3

thats a common misconception.....sociology in no way prepares you for social work but you could choose to pursue that path. you could also go into PR,marketing etc.....aswell as any other non degree specific job. Admittedly tho sociology is less respected than many other degrees.

however im doing it now and can say that is interesting and very challenging at university.

Reply 4

love_mojitos

2

I do Sociology, do not know what you want me to say really.
Apparently it is a mikey mouse degree or not respected or whatever people coin it as (right phase? lol) but way more people do Psychology yet do not question that degree.
depends what you want to do long term and what the degree involves.

Reply 5

fscksleep

Becky_Sheffield

I do Sociology... it is a mikey mouse degree or not respected

Well, if you have rich parents or a trust fund, it doesnt matter.
You can live on your inheritance and not have to look for work.

Reply 6

suicidal_dream

1

im currently in yr 2 of sociology at loughborough and i love the course =]

its brilliant!
it prepares you for so many different areas and can lead you into many different jobs!

Reply 7

x_beautyful_x

you cant just get a job as a social worker after the degree becuase you have to have a degree in social work or a PG Social work....to become a social worker

Reply 8

Conure

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Mikey Mouse degree no, because if it was, you wouldn't get uni's such as Cambridge and Bristol offering courses in it. Less competitive and respected than traditional subjects, yes certainly.

In the end though, any non vocational degree which (let's be honest) is a huge amount of them, is more dependant on the particular institution and the grade you get, as opposed to which degree you actually do. It's common sense that a first physics degree, will be worth more, 95% of the time than a first sociology degree, that however does not make the sociology degree useless, far from it, presuming you achieve a good grade.

There is also the option of taking a conversion course at the end, which I hear some students do. You can take the conversion in law (presuming you're interested in that subject), and go on to train as a soliciter or barrister. Of course, you could say 'just study law', but if sociology is your area of interest then take sociology, because from a good institution with a good grade, it WILL open up many new jobs to you.

Just a quick note, the conversion year thing is not an easy option. You will be required to have consistant 2.1s and firsts to be considered by any law form, and that includes your first year.

Hope this helps a bit.

Reply 9

ragman_wonder

13

Mickey mouse? not at all. It's infact becoming a highly respected degree with grad employers in much the same may as history and geography are. Just as you may not be a geographer or historian in your job you probably wont be a sociologist or a care worker.

Career ops exist with the big banks and management consultancies due to the skills a humanities degree gives you.

If you want to broaden your options further look at combining it with law, politics, economics or a language.

Reply 10

Sickminded

The analytical and social awareness I have gained from the study of "sociology" is immense!. Comprehension of theoretical logic and applications have bar none helped my critical thinking...in preparation for law school :smile:

. Besides now being competent to complete social research with statistics comparable to that of psychology, I have skillful knowledge of SPSS which can be used for anything, including marketing...

Sociology does not get the respect it deserves,,

word
sickness...

Reply 11

Sickminded

Becky_Sheffield

I do Sociology, do not know what you want me to say really.
Apparently it is a mikey mouse degree or not respected or whatever people coin it as (right phase? lol) but way more people do Psychology yet do not question that degree.
depends what you want to do long term and what the degree involves.

psychology places an empirical emphasis on the "being"....more quantitative

sociology takes into consideration quantitative as well as qualitative analysis in explanation of theory/hypotheses....studying interaction and social concepts...

psychology students also smell like cabbage :smile:

....lol

Reply 12

username94219

0

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I do Sociology with Criminology and its alright but my Uni hasnt given an ''Equal'' split so im finding that im being over loaded with Sociology and its a tad too much but does get better in my second year when I will have more ''Major'' than ''Minor'' modules!

Reply 13

Sickminded

DancinBallerina

I do Sociology with Criminology and its alright but my Uni hasnt given an ''Equal'' split so im finding that im being over loaded with Sociology and its a tad too much but does get better in my second year when I will have more ''Major'' than ''Minor'' modules!

definitely.....
the early stuff is kinda boring....the upper level courses, or "modules" are a bit more interesting as well as challenging

Reply 14

char1254

sociology at Exeter, Leeds and Durham.
Hi i've applied to study sociology at durham , leeds and exeter and am in a dilema and can't decide! I'd like to know more about the course at each uni.

Durham seems the most prestigious but not sure about the social life and sociology experience there, can any1 tell me more?! I've applied to st Cuthburts there.

Exeter also seems lovely and friendly but i would like to know more how people find sociology there? is it broad enough?

Lastly Leeds does look awsme but mabe too big ...Are the lecturers helpful? Do u get much support?

Please Please reply i have to make my choice in the next week! ahhh

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