Conduct research projects alongside our expert academic team
Work placement opportunities with charities and civil society organisations
Options to study abroad for a year at partner institutions
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Sociology and Social Policy
Understanding Our Society
Sociology addresses the most pressing issues of our times. It provides a framework for the study of human behaviour, examining how societies are organised, how social identities are constructed, and the issues facing some of the world's most marginalised people.
At Lincoln, our undergraduate programmes span the breadth of Sociology and Social Policy, and teaching is underpinned by the research expertise of our academic staff. Our postgraduate programmes focus on specialist areas including crime and deviance, culture and inequality, gender and sexuality, political sociology, sociology of work, and youth subcultures.
Sociology and Social Policy at Lincoln
Postgraduate Programmes
I fell in love with the city of Lincoln when I attended an open day. After visiting several different universities across the UK, I thought Lincoln's facilities were excellent, the course content was right for me, the city was not too small nor too big, and the staff and students were very welcoming.
Alicia Longbottom
BA (Hons) Sociology
Develop Your Skills
Many of our sociology and social policy students have the option to undertake work placements, providing experience of a professional policy environment and a chance to observe how policy is set by central government and executed by local authorities. Full-time undergraduate students may also have the option of a year-long professional practice placement after the second year, providing real-world professional experience.
Study Overseas
We're proud of our wide-ranging international connections and the unique opportunities these offer to our students. The University’s partner institutions across the world allow students to study abroad, giving them the chance to experience their subject from a different perspective and explore different societies and cultures.
Meet the Expert
Professor Anna Tarrant
Professor Tarrant's interest in fatherhood began during her undergraduate study and has endured across the past 20 years. Anna's achievements include launching and directing the UKRI funded Future Leaders Fellowship study, Following Young Fathers Further.
Research
We have a selection of research groups which bring together academics with a variety of interests and specialisms.
