2nd in The Times Good University Guide 2013
Tuesday 22 January 2013
The Department of Sociology is delighted with its position in The Times Good University Guide 2013. Our ranking (second out of all Sociology departments in the UK) is testament to the high quality of our teaching across our undergraduate degree programmes, and the friendly and supportive nature of our lecturing staff. The high quality of teaching and learning is also closely related to the strong research culture in the Department (which feeds into The Times Good University Guide calculations). Staff are involved in leading edge research in a wide variety of areas of sociological and/or criminological enquiry, and students are able to choose from a large number of optional modules in these areas of expertise.
In addition to stimulating teaching, our students also benefit from the opportunity to undertake a year-long professional placement in the third year of their degree (followed by a fourth year back on campus) and the possibility to participate in an exchange with the University of Maryland in the United States. This ensures that the Department, in common with the University of Surrey as a whole, scores very well in measures of ‘employability’. We are proud of our position in The Times Good University Guide 2013 and, in the coming year, look forward to welcoming new students who are keen to join our thriving academic community.
