The work required could be the writing of essays, doing exercises in workshops, making presentations to a group or carrying out your own research. What you will achieve By the end of your degree you will have developed a broad understanding of contemporary society and social change. You will also have been introduced to a range of research techniques and methodologies for understanding and researching society, so that you know something about how to do research yourself, and are also a discriminating consumer of research by other people. We give prominence to methodology courses, which aim to develop both philosophical and technical skills, including those needed by the new information technologies. Particular emphasis is given to practical work, groupwork and 'learning by doing', both because these are good ways of learning effectively and because they are appreciated by prospective employers.
Career prospects Our Sociology graduates go into a variety of different careers.
Some, of course, go on to higher degrees or to other training, at Sussex or elsewhere. Of those entering employment directly, health and social welfare has been the most popular career area, but there are many other possibilities. Some recent graduates have, for example, gone into data processing for a commercial firm, administrative work in the Court system, and business research jobs in the media and creative professions, work for charities, sales and marketing, public relations and financial services have also been the choice of some. A Sociology degree is a good foundation for many jobs precisely because it is such a broad subject. The programme provides practical and theoretical skills, and familiarity with both quantitative and qualitative approaches, as well as experience with basic computing.