Sociology

Sociology seeks to answer vital questions about society, mediated communication and criminality. On our courses, you’ll uncover some of the deepest truths about our shared human condition.  

Study at Surrey and you’ll investigate social trends, life in digital societies, contemporary problems relating to crime and social control. You’ll also examine the subtleties of everyday behaviour, lifestyles and identities. 

We are ranked second for Sociology courses in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 and in the top ten by the Guardian University Guide 2021.

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Sociology PhD

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Schools and departments

Department of Sociology

Students and graduates

Caitlin Knight Sociology graduate

Caitlin Knight

Sociology

"Having a multidisciplinary supervisory team is a huge asset."

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David Anzola

David Anzola

Sociology

"My PhD supervisor is a pioneer and key figure in the field of social simulation"

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Doctoral College
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Applying to Surrey
Agent-Based Modelling for the Social Scientist
Audiovisual and Textual Analysis Using Transana
Complex Social Systems
Computer-Assisted Qualitative and Mixed Methods Data Analysis: Harnessing NVivo
Discourse Analysis
Introduction to ATLAS.ti for qualitative and mixed-methods analysis
Introduction to MAXQDA for qualitative and mixed-methods analysis
Introduction to NVivo for qualitative and mixed-methods analysis
Introduction to QDA Miner and Wordstat for qualitative content analysis
NVivo Advanced Support workshop
Online Social Research
Participatory Systems Mapping
Practical Survey Design and Web-Based Methods
Social Network Analysis
Statistical Modelling in R

Schools and departments

Department of Sociology

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