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Welcome to the Sociology Department

Sociology at Lancaster is renowned for its creative and groundbreaking research. One of the most highly regarded departments in the world, Lancaster Sociology has played a central role in the emergence of this important field of academic study. The Department offers a full range of challenging undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and provides an intense and exciting research environment for research students, researchers and visiting scholars.

Undergraduate

We offer challenging undergraduate courses. You can study for a BA Hons in Sociology or combine it with a range of other subjects such as Criminology and Religious Studies.

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OPEN DAYS
This year our Open Days will be held on:
17th February, 27th February & 6th March 2010
Alternatively, you can sign up for a Campus Tour and contact us to pop into the department for a coffee and chat.

Research

The Department has been assessed by the UK’s official Research Assessment Exercise as being in the top 5 group of Departments for the quality of its sociological research with 85% of our submission ‘internationally significant’. Search our projects database to find out about our research activities or download publications.

Our centres of excellence include:

Science Studies (CSS)	Environmental Change (CSEC)
Mobilities Research(CeMoRe)	Gender and Women's Studies (GWS)

We also have close ties with:

Mediterranean Mobilities Network
ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (CESAGen)
Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS)
Gender Equality Research Network International (GENIe)

Postgraduate

Follow these links for more information about our Masters and PhD study or if you are looking for a PhD supervisor please search our keyword database.

We also have various Funded PhD Opportunities available for 2009/10.

Latest News

Lucy Suchman receives Lifetime Research Award, 5 February 2010

Lucy Suchman is the recipient of the ACM Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) Lifetime Research Award for 2010, 'in recognition of the major impact her wo ...Read more»

Today's Events

16.15 - 18.15: Sociology Seminar with Tim Edensor

Funding News

Interested in funded postgraduate studies?

We have two ESRC studentships for Masters (MA) and Doctoral (PhD) studies, one +3 doctoral studentship and two ESRC open competition opportunities.

Publications

The department has published over 75 books in the past 5 years.

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What our staff say

Lancaster Sociology Summer Conference

Join us for our 4th intellectual party.

This years Summer Conference will be held 28th - 29th June 2010.

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