If you have the ability but not the qualifications, an extended degree is the first step to graduation. This four-year programme is identical to the three-yearÊdegree, but includes a foundation year, and has a lower entry tariff. Maximise your potential in anÊinnovative and vibrant subject covering a range of issues from popular culture to social justice, from gender and identity to global relations.ÊIt will be a challenging and rewarding experience.

The aims of the programme are:

  • To enhance understanding of important and controversial issues in society, including debates about gender, ethnicity, crime and deviance, social justice, global politics and cultural production
  • To provide a pathway of study that encompasses the main sociological debates as well as strengths in applied sociology, global studies and cultural sociology
  • To produce graduates who have skills that can be applied in a range of careers including skills in critical thinking, practical and applied research, communication skills, and an ability to work both independently and in groups, and to engage with the modern world with confidence.