Sociology with Social Psychology

The University of Essex

Qualification

Degree

Length

4 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

Full-time

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About this course

Our course provides a thorough grounding in social psychology and sociology, exploring why individuals, groups, and cultures are the way they are. BA Sociology with Social Psychology is a three-year degree, or four years with an optional placement or study abroad year. You’ll explore how people function in society, why individuals, groups, and cultures behave the way they do, and how social and psychological forces shape human interaction.

You’ll also develop strong qualitative and quantitative research skills to analyse social life. How do people function in society? Do we pull together because we want to, or because we have to?

What motivates migration between societies? These are some of the questions you will explore throughout your degree. The course provides a thorough grounding in sociology and social psychology, helping you understand why individuals, groups, and cultures behave as they do, and how and why they differ across contexts.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

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