Degree Subject Information

Sociology

You will find the following information on this page. T go directly to a section, click on the list below

• Using your degree
• Other career options
• Graduate Destinations from courses
• Organisations associated with sociology
• Useful web sites
• Resources in the careers service
• Information days, events and careers fairs
• Postgraduate study in sociology
• Further training

Using yoursociology degree

The AGCAS booklets Health, Social Care, Local, regional and national government Sectors give an overview of the sectors relevant tosociology students, and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. Copies of these are available free from the careers service or you can view them online at www.prospects.ac.uk

Signpost sheets look at individual subjects of study and identifies skills gained during your course, career options related to your subject, and graduate case studies

Other career options

Job sector information pages on this website have information on types of jobs available within sectors, where to look for jobs and placements, relevant resources in the careers service, specialist careers events and professional development and training information.

Prospects website has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers and vacancy sources, case studies and contacts and resources

Other relevant pages on this website are what can I do with my degree, and what should I be doing now,

Graduate destinations fromsociology courses

Click here to see what Bath Spa Sociology graduates are doing now

Click here to see national graduate statistics by subject on the prospects website

Organisations associated with sociology

Professional Bodies and Associations often have a careers section with job profiles, information, and advice for graduates.

Association for Qualitative Research (AQR)
Davey House, 31 St Neots Rd, Eaton Ford, St Neots, Cambs PE19 7BA
Tel: 01480 407227
www.aqr.org.uk

The British Sociological Association
Bailey Suite
Palatine House
Belmont Business Park
Belmont
DURHAM
DH1 1TW
www.britsoc.co.uk

The Market Research Society (MRS)
15 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0JR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7490 4911
www.mrs.org.uk/

The National Centre for Social Research
35 Northampton Square, London EC1V OAX
Tel: 020 7250 1866
www.natcen.ac.uk

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Customer Contact Centre, Room 1.015, Office for National Statistics, Cardiff Road, Newport NP10 8XG
Tel: 0845 601 3034
www.statistics.gov.uk/

The Social Research Association (SRA)
PO Box 33660, London N16 6WE
Tel: 020 8880 5684
www.the-sra.org.uk

OR (Operational Research) Society
Seymour House, 12 Edward Street, Birmingham BN1 2RX
Tel: 0121 233 9300
www.theorsociety.com

Institute of Historical Research (IHR)
University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7862 8740
www.ihrinfo.ac.uk/

The National Archives
Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
Tel: 020 8876 3444
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Useful web sites

Eurostat: The Statistical Office of the European Communities

Government Social Research (GSR)

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

Local Authorities Research and Intelligence Association (LARIA)

Adam Smith Institute

Social Science Information Gateway: Grapevine

British Sociological Association

Centre for Applied Social Surveys

Sociology Online

Resources in the careers service

These are available at Newton Park and Somerset Place and are on reference only

• The Sociologist (Library journals)
• Community Care (Library journals)
• Opportunites (local and national government vacancies)
• Directory of Social Research UK
• AQR Directory (Research Directory)
• Probation Directory
• NHS & Social Services Directory
• Local Government Directory
• Getting into Social Work
• Counselling as a Career

Occupational files in the careers service most relevant to sociology are

• Youth Work, Social Work, Guidance, Counselling, Probation, orange lever arch B
• Health, gold lever arch file C
• Social Research, blue lever arch file W
• Marketing/Market Research, pink lever arch file, G
• Media, purple lever arch file X

Information days , events and careers fairs

Look at the ‘Whats On’ section of this website for events and fairs

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location

Postgraduate study in sociology

For more general information, refer to the postgraduate and further study section of this website

For information on postgraduate courses at Bath Spa click here

Prospects website has a searchable database of all UK postgraduate courses

Course Discover is a database available in the careers service is a searchable database of postgraduate and FE courses

Further Training

Most professional bodies run courses and seminars for continuing professional development.