Sociology considers the ways that everyday lives relate to the social structures that shape identity, relationships and power in society.<br>Students of Sociology develop a set of critical lenses that shed new light on the social world.<br>A Sociology degree will prepare students to dissect the multiple layers of our social reality with all its pitfalls and promises and apply that knowledge to guide our society to a better future.<br>Sociology graduates work in a variety of fields such as local and national politics, government departments, non-profit organisations, trade unions, social services, public health, journalism, social policy development, advertising and marketing, human resources and academia.<br>Sociology can be studied as a major or a minor subject within the three-year Bachelor of Arts degree, or a Bachelor of Arts and Science. Many students who choose to major in the Arts or Social Sciences include Sociology papers in their degree.<br>In their first year, Sociology students are introduced to key concepts and approaches in local and global sociology. Second- and third- year papers explore theory, methods, basic social processes (such as interaction, modernity and culture), aspects of institutional life (such as family, education, health, politics and the economy), and drivers of social change (such as colonisation, globalisation, environmental sustainability, technology, youth culture and popular protest).