Applied Social Sciences, Sociology and Social Policy

Welcome

This site gives examples of the employment and postgraduate courses entered by graduates from Applied Social Sciences, Sociology and Social Policy. It has practical information and advice to support your career planning and job hunting.

Graduates from these discipline areas acquire a wide range of transferable skills that are valued by many employers. Your studies will have helped you to develop the following skills:

Research methods and techniques, data analysis
Statistical and IT skills
Evaluating complex data and information
Critical and independent judgement, assessing and making reasoned arguments
Problem solving (including decision making and problem analysis)
Report writing, presentations
Team working and negotiation
Organisational and planning skills, time management
Cultural sensitivity
Critical self reflection and self improvement
Interpersonal communication and debating skills
Understanding and analysing the social world from multiple perspectives

Employability Activities within your degree

Within your degree programme you have access to a number of employability activities designed to support you in securing placement and graduate opportunities. Your lecturers and tutors have extensive links with employers and alumni from your specific degree programme. Using these links you are able to attend a variety of workshops and presentations providing you real life industry examples and career planning advice.

You also have access to specialist career planning resources on the University's virtual learning environment - blackboard.

Further support

Visit Career Destinations (Building 37, Highfield) to browse information, borrow books and use the computers for careers work. We also have a great variety of take away literature including the Career Planning Guide, graduate directories and publications on topics such as work experience and teacher training – just ask at the Desk for advice.

A range of talks and workshops run throughout the year, whether you need help with career planning, applications and interviews or want to meet employers, look at the Events Calendar to find out more.

Tel 023 8059 3501