Sociology is concerned with the reasons for conflict and the reasons for stability in societies.
In 1996, Sociology teaching at the University of Greenwich was assessed by the Higher Education Funding Council. It achieved a rating of 23 out of 24. This placed it among the top 5 Sociology departments in England in terms of the quality of its provision'. Students may study Sociology as a major discipline. Not all the units taken need be in Sociology and, timetable permitting, other elective subjects may also be studied.