Skip to navigation | Skip to main content | Skip to footer
The University of Manchester home
Sociology
  • Sociology
    • Study
    • Research
    • Connect
    • About
  • Home
  • Study

    Courses

    Why study here?

    Careers and employability

    Graduates and alumni

    Undergraduate funding

    Taught master's funding

  • Research

    Research centres

    Research clusters

    Projects

    Impact

    Books

    Postgraduate research

    • Finding a supervisor
    • Funding opportunities
    • Writing your proposal
    • Current PhD students
    • Past PhD students
  • Connect

    Contact us

    Events

  • About

    News

    People

  • Sociology
    • Study
    • Research
    • Connect
    • About
Smiling student in a lecture theatre

Sociology at Manchester

Discover more about studying Sociology at a world-leading university.

Find out more about Sociology at Manchester
  • Sociology
  • CoursesExplore our range of undergraduate courses, taught master's courses, and PhD programmes.
  • ResearchDiscover how our research is taking on society's biggest questions.
  • NewsLatest news stories from the Sociology Department.
  • EventsSee a list of our upcoming events, workshops and seminars.
  • PeopleBrowse our current staff list.
  • Contact usWays to get in touch if you have any queries.

Study

Careers and employability

Discover the career paths you can pursue with a sociology degree.

See opportunities

Pair of students looking at an ipad

Further study

Opportunities for further study at postgraduate level.

Find out more

Student sat working on their laptop

Publications

Discover some of the recent books from members of the University. 

See list of recent books

Student reading a book by the window

Research

Postgraduate research

Guidance on finding a supervisor, funding opportunities and examples of research projects.

Further information

Students in discussion sat around a table

Centres

Our Centres specialise in areas including ethnicity, social research, and sustainable consumption.

Discover more

Group of people eating outside at tables

Themes

Research themes and clusters include census and survey research, social networks and everyday lives.

Explore our research

Academics analysing data on a computer screen

Contact us

  • +44 (0)161 275 4809
  • Contact details

Find us

The University of Manchester
Oxford Rd
Manchester
M13 9PL
UK

Connect with us

  • Facebook page for Faculty of Humanities
  • X (formerly Twitter) page for Faculty of Humanities
  • Bluesky page for Faculty of Humanities
  • YouTube page for Faculty of Humanities
  • Instagram page for Faculty of Humanities
  • LinkedIn page for Faculty of Humanities
  • WordPress page for Faculty of Humanities

  • Disclaimer
  • Data Protection
  • Copyright notice
  • Accessibility
  • Freedom of information
  • Charitable status
  • Royal Charter Number: RC000797