Sociology

Anglia Ruskin University

Qualification

Degree

Length

4 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

Full-time

Worth knowing: about 22% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.

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About this course

Study sociology and gain the skills to understand the world around you. Apply for Anglia Ruskin University's BA (Hons) Sociology degree in Cambridge. Discover how humans shape and are shaped by the world they live in, and prepare for careers in policymaking, community development or social change.

in England and 1st in the region for undergraduates progressing into senior roles. Source: GOS 2026 Explore what shapes societies and individual lives, the relations that connect individuals, groups and institutions within societies and the ones that divide them. You’ll look at the work of classical sociologists, and discover how sociology is changing in response to contemporary global issues like race, media and the digital age.

You’ll also study social research methods and learn to apply them to your own work, researching, pitching and evaluating an idea that could make a positive contribution to society.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

<48 pts12%

48-63 pts12%

64-79 pts14%

80-95 pts20%

96-111 pts24%

112-127 pts10%

128-143 pts2%

144-159 pts1%

160-175 pts1%

How they qualified