Studying at Goldsmiths means you’ll study in one of the world’s leading sociology departments. We are ranked joint 1st in the UK for research intensity in sociology (Complete University Guide Subject League Tables 2021) and ranked in the top 40 in the world by the QS World University Subject Rankings 2021.
Sociology gives you the tools to understand the world, but also to think about how to change it for the better. You'll study current events to explore how social inequalities operate and how they might be overcome.
You’ll take modules that explore how race, gender, social class, and disability affect our lives, how global social movements combat oppression, how historical processes such as colonialism continue to shape today’s societies, and how the climate crisis requires that we develop new ways of thinking and acting.
You’ll be learning about popular culture, representation, multicultural society, and urban studies in the heart of southeast London. For example, if you take the ‘London’ option module you’ll be getting out on the local streets, taking photos and doing visual sociology yourself, rather than just reading about London in a classroom.
Language Proficiency Test - IELTS/TOEFL
Critical Readings: the Emergence of the Sociological Imagination 1A
Researching Society and Culture 1A
Modern Knowledge, Modern Power
Culture and Society
Researching Society and Culture 1B
Critical Readings: the Emergence of the Sociological Imagination 1B
