What can I do with a sociology degree in the UK?

Question

Erm, I worked in the MOD before it. Obviously, if you can get a decent job before a degree, you can get one after it.

Answer 1

I completed a sociology degree in 2001 and have worked in social and market research, then moved on to public sector consultation roles and am currently working in social housing in 'tenant participation' - co-ordinating events (conferences, discussions etc), carrying out research, writing a tenant newsletter, running a forum etc. etc. I know of other people who went on to train as social workers and probabation officers and others who work in regeneration...

Answer 2

Manager for pizza hut,   lol  but really, the best thing i think is a career in the social services working with people.

Answer 3

well you must have some ideas, to start off with? Work for governemtn or a think tank that deals with statistics. Or take a cource to be a councilor, take a masters, go on a grad management course, do anything you want.

Answer 4

Work in the Social Service department of a hospital placing people who cannot go back into their previous settings on discharge from the hospital.

Answer 5

Get drunk and high for several years, gain the ability to be unaware of your staggering debt and then work in Tesco.

CLEAN UP IN AISLE THREEEE!

Answer 6

-Join a political party?

-Start a political party?

-Lots to do with politics?

-Take an extra degree and become a lecturer in Sociology and social policy?

-Take an extra degree and become a social worker?

Endless..... there are access courses you could take that may possibly widen your area of learning.

Good Luck

Answer 7

Here are the occupational groups in which Sociology graduates nationally first gain employment, based on recent data.

Clerical & Secretarial

Management & Administration

Associate Professional & Technical Occupations

Personal Services

Sales

Professional Occupations

Answer 8

Social research or advertising perhaps. The truth about an arts degree is that a lot of the time it doesn't matter which arts degree it is, rather what additional skills you can demonstrate. It's the fact of having a degree that gets you graduate jobs.