New Part-Time MSc in Sociology

The MSc in Sociology can now be pursued over two years - ideal for students who cannot make a full-time commitment to graduate study.

Ranked as the top Sociology Department in the UK and Europe for 3 years in a row

The Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR) collects and analyses cross-time, cross-country data on how people spend their time, researching the dimension of time in social life.

Still open for applications: FAMSIZEMATTERS - Fully-funded DPhil studentship

The Hoods: Crime and Punishment in Belfast by Professor Heather Hamill - now available in paperback

Guilt over household chores is ‘harming working women’s health’

Congratulations to Man Yee Kan on her ERC Consolidator Grant!

Events

Mon, 23 Apr - 13:00

Public trust in police: Collective efficacy and the importance of place

Speaker: Ben Bradford, University College London

Mon, 30 Apr - 13:00

Elite education and social mobility

Speaker: Alice Sullivan, University College, London

Mon, 14 May - 13:00

Corruption: measures and narratives

Speaker: Lucio Picci, University of Bologna

Mon, 21 May - 13:00

Cultural, Disruptive, and Organizational Sources of Movement Power

Speaker: Kenneth Andrews, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Study with us

The Department of Sociology welcomes the best graduate students from all over the world.They join a community of about a hundred students who enjoy first-class facilities for studying as well as the opportunity to advance the leading edge of the discipline

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Research

The Department of Sociology maintains as a long-term strategy the combination of rigorous research methods and analytical theory. Permeability with other disciplines is also an advantage of the environment which the Department wants to emphasize.