BA Sociology Aberystwyth University

Program Description

The BA Sociology degree at Aberystwyth University will train you to develop a critical awareness of and engagement with the social world. By studying this course, you will develop a thorough grounding in the key sociological perspectives, both historical and contemporary, that have been employed by sociologists to understand society. You will also develop your ability to analyse social phenomena through training in the collection, analysis and presentation of sociological data. Some of the distinctive aspects of Aberystwyth’s approach to Sociology include: emphasising the value and significance of research methods training in Sociology, with hands-on research methods supervision and an intensive supervised data collection week in year 2 integrating more applied perspectives into the teaching that we undertake on key contemporary issues where sociological theory can be applied and have real world significance (which helps with the employability of our Sociology graduates) drawing on our research strengths and to ensure that students are exposed to cutting-edge theoretical and empirical understandings analysed through a sociological lens.

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