The Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey has an international reputation as a centre of excellence in both research and teaching. In the 2008 RAE we were ranked joint 6th out of all the Sociology departments in the UK. This reflects our excellence in research and publications, and the high quality of our research environment.
We have a vibrant and thriving research culture with strengths in a number of fields, brought together under our five research groupings and underpinned by methodological innovation and rigour. The research groupings are: Age, Generation and Everyday Life; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Culture, Identity and Communication; Developments in Methodology, and Science, Environment and Technologies. The Department also has expertise in ageing and gender, and sleep. We are unique in having two ESRC Research Methods Nodes: QUIC in qualitative software and SIMIAN in social simulation.
The Department offers a full and continually expanding portfolio of high quality degrees at both undergraduate and Masters levels, and a successful programme of postgraduate research training.
Undergraduate Degrees
The department has undergraduate degree programmes in Sociology; Sociology, Culture and Media Studies; Media Studies; and Criminology and Sociology. Undergraduates are offered the opportunity to undertake a supported one year work placement in the third year of their course and students are strongly encouraged to take this opportunity. For further information visit the Placement website.
Masters Degrees
The department offers Masters' degrees in Social Research Methods (full time) and Social Research (part time). These have long been recognised as leaders in their field and have been providing high quality, professional research methods training for more than 30 years. The department also offers an MSc Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Research which can be taken either full or part-time.
PhD Programme
The department has a full PhD programme with around sixty students registered at any one time. Supervision is offered across the range of academic staff research interests. The department is currently inviting applications from prospective PhD students for three ESRC Quota studentships to commence in October 2009.
Short Course Programme
The department also offers a range of specialised day courses on methodological topics and training courses for qualitative software.
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