Find out why studying undergraduate Sociology at the University of Exeter is a fantastic choice.
Our undergraduate programmes provide a high degree of variety and choice.Undergraduate study
Our undergraduate programmes and modules bring to life the range of intellectual thought and social diversity associated with important contemporary issues. We offer you the chance to study in a student-friendly and informal atmosphere that delivers a high quality education.
As an undergraduate you will have access to the latest thinking and resources associated with social and anthropology research, as well as philosophical debate. Members of the department conduct research across a wide range of topics, including religion, art, security, morality, sports, human rights, and emotion.
We offer the knowledge, communication and organisational skills, research methods, as well as analytical tools essential to understand matters such as personal relationships, methods of argument, and modern organisations. These are the types of skills sought by many employers. Many of us have specialist training in areas outside our home disciplines, in fields such as physics, music, and biochemistry.
We offer a wide range of undergraduate degrees programmes. These include Single and Combined Honours sociology and philosophy, and a range of Combined Honours programmes in which philosophy, sociology, and anthropology are studied with history, politics, archaeology, political economy, classics and theology, and modern languages.
- 6th in the UK for world leading and internationally recognised research1
- 10th for graduate level employment and postgraduate study rates for Sociology2
- 92% for Overall Satisfaction in Sociology in the National Student Survey (2011)3
- 9th for Sociology in The Guardian University Guide 2012
- Top 10 in the UK for both Sociology and Philosophy in the The Sunday Times University Guide 2012
- Flexibility to tailor your degree around your own interests
- Opportunities to study abroad in Europe, USA, Australia and elsewhere
- Distinctive interdisciplinary approach with philosophers, sociologists, and anthropologists working together in teaching and research
1 RAE 2008 based on the percentage of research categorised as 4* and 3*. Philosophy at Exeter is included in the unit of assessment for Sociology.
2 Based on proportion of UK domiciled, full-time, first degree graduates in Sociology with a known career or study destination (HESA 2008/09)
3 Percentage of students who agreed they were satisfied
