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Sociology at Newcastle University:
Careers and Employability
Sociology: widening your horizons
Explore your options Choose from modules exploring health, politics, media, environment, social
change and more to gain an understanding of issues and debates relevant to careers in many fields.
Develop independent research skills Design and
manage your own dissertation project and conduct
hands-on sociological research.
Learn with expert, enthusiastic staff Small seminar
groups help you build close relationships and develop
the confidence and communication skills essential for
employment success.
Plan your future Enhance career plans, transferrable skills
and learning with your own Personal Development Profile.
Study in Europe Widen your academic experience; develop adaptability and international cultural
awareness.
Build essential skills Our Graduate Skills Framework, designed with employers, helps you develop
independent research, team working, analysis, evaluation and communication skills.
Newcastle University’s award winning Careers Service: enhancing employability
Vacancies Online Part-time work, placement opportunities and graduate jobs available in Newcastle,
the North East, the UK and internationally.
JobsOC Paid part time jobs on campus, including clerical support, events and hospitality.
Newcastle Work Experience (NWE) Paid local placements for bright, enterprising students.
Rise Up Develop business knowledge, ideas, skills and the confidence to run a successful start-up
business and become more entrepreneurial.
Career Development Module Gain academic credit using work experience, volunteering or part-time
jobs.
Careers Service website Advice and information to meet your needs.
Dedicated Careers Adviser Helping you explore your
options, discuss applications and plan next steps.
Careers events and workshops Offered centrally and in
your School. Meet employers at our regular presentations
and job fairs.
Opportunities sent directly to you Via email, Facebook
and Twitter.
ncl+: adding to your degree
Develop planning and organising, personal enterprise, communication, teamwork and
commercial skills with opportunities including:
Student societies and sports clubs There are over 200 clubs and societies at Newcastle for you to
join.
Media experience At The Courier newspaper; Newcastle Student Radio or The Courier Television.
Volunteering Student Community Action Newcastle (SCAN) has over 200 different options - or why
not become a Sports, Student Advice Centre or Sustainability Volunteer?
Language resources The Language Resource Centre offers over 50 free self study courses.
University or student representation Become a course rep, student ambassador, mentor or part of
the Students’ Union team.
See www.ncl.ac.uk/students/nclplus for more examples.
“Choosing sociology enabled me to expand my analytical, research and
literature skills, all of which has helped me in all working environments I
have been in. I would not have chosen any other degree.”
Mariella Mendelssohn (BA Sociology graduate) Account Handler and
Studio Manager for digital design agency Brand42
What do our BA Sociology graduates do?
Our Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey
of 2011 Newcastle University Sociology BA Honours
Graduates found that 88% went into work, study or a
combination of both. Working across the public, private and
not-for-profit sectors, our graduates pursue a wide variety of
careers, many involving research or working with people, for
example teaching, media, events coordinating, PR, social welfare,
marketing, management and advertising.
Examples from the range of recent career destinations of our BA
Sociologists:
Account Co-ordinator - Saatchi & Saatchi Group Ltd Research Assistant - Newcastle University
Brand Specialist - Arcadia Learning Disability Inclusion Assistant - Hartlepool Borough
Council Production Assistant - Create Soho media production Business Development
Manager - Barclays Bank plc Management Trainee - Enterprise Rent-A-Car (UK) Ltd Research
Executive - The Health Psychology Research Group (HPR)
Find out more at: www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/students/careers.htm