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BA Sociology (Including Placement Year)
About this course
Explore what connects people together as well as what divides them. Study topics such as digital media and society, sexualities, crime and childhood. BA Sociology is a three-year degree, or four years with an optional placement or study abroad year. You’ll explore what holds societies together, what drives social change, and why individuals, groups, and cultures behave differently. Through sociological theory, research, and contemporary case studies, you’ll develop the knowledge and analytical skills to understand the forces shaping societies around the world. What holds societies together? Do people cooperate because they have to, or because they want to? What motivates people to leave one society and build a life in another? Sociology explores these questions and many more, helping you understand how societies function and change. At Essex, we investigate both the connections that bring people together and the divisions that shape social life. You’ll explore a wide range of contemporary issues, including digital media and society, psychiatry and mental illness, sexualities, crime, childhood, and representations of war through art, film, and personal testimony.
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