Politics and Sociology BA (Hons) 36 months Undergraduate Programme By University of Sussex |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

19,050 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

PoliticsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Politics

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

What holds societies together? How does populist politics divide them? How can we build solidarity in diverse communities? Studying politics and sociology at Sussex allows you to consider these pressing questions as well as gaining real-world experience.



On this course, you will gain in-depth insight to how societies work, which forces drive them, and how change happens. You will explore how wealth, technology, crime and gender shape societies and politics.



Learn from academics who are experts in their field and advise NGOs and governments. You will build practical experience through:


  • integrated internship options with one of our partners in Westminster, political consultancies or the private sector
  • work-shadow political experts such as our Political Writer-in-Residence, the Times' Chief Political Correspondent Aubrey Allegretti
  • masterclasses where, amongst others, Nick Garland, former adviser and speechwriter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, will tell you the secrets of wowing your audience
  • dealing with data and building the skills employers are looking for, for instance via our digital or video accelerator programme.



Outside the classroom, there are even more ways to get involved. The student-run Politics and Debating Society gives you the chance to question leading politicians like Green Party MP Siân Berry and former Conservative MP Rory Stewart.



You'll get to hear ground-breaking research via the Philosophy Society, or take the opportunity to present your own theories at the Undergraduate Research Day. You can also hear from Sussex alumni who have gone on to work in journalism, NGOs, and the private sector.



Other opportunities include exciting fieldtrips. Options include visiting Berlin where you can meet politicians in the German Bundestag and see politics in action.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Politics

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

What holds societies together? How does populist politics divide them? How can we build solidarity in diverse communities? Studying politics and sociology at Sussex allows you to consider these pressing questions as well as gaining real-world experience.



On this course, you will gain in-depth insight to how societies work, which forces drive them, and how change happens. You will explore how wealth, technology, crime and gender shape societies and politics.



Learn from academics who are experts in their field and advise NGOs and governments. You will build practical experience through:


  • integrated internship options with one of our partners in Westminster, political consultancies or the private sector
  • work-shadow political experts such as our Political Writer-in-Residence, the Times' Chief Political Correspondent Aubrey Allegretti
  • masterclasses where, amongst others, Nick Garland, former adviser and speechwriter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, will tell you the secrets of wowing your audience
  • dealing with data and building the skills employers are looking for, for instance via our digital or video accelerator programme.



Outside the classroom, there are even more ways to get involved. The student-run Politics and Debating Society gives you the chance to question leading politicians like Green Party MP Siân Berry and former Conservative MP Rory Stewart.



You'll get to hear ground-breaking research via the Philosophy Society, or take the opportunity to present your own theories at the Undergraduate Research Day. You can also hear from Sussex alumni who have gone on to work in journalism, NGOs, and the private sector.



Other opportunities include exciting fieldtrips. Options include visiting Berlin where you can meet politicians in the German Bundestag and see politics in action.

Admission Requirements

80+
1300+
26+
59+
6+
34+
169+

3 Years
Sep

Domestic
9,250 GBP
International
19,050 GBP

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