Hello and welcome back to my channel. Many of you have requested more sociology content, so I am
back and today is the first of a two-part series on why you should and shouldn't study sociology.
Today is the first one which is going to be 10 reasons why you should study sociology. Now let's
get right into it. So the first reason why I think you should study sociology is that you covered so
many interesting topics. Now some examples of my modules are sociology of death, which I'm about to
go to in a second, manufacture of consent, power and society, and etc etc, and there are literally
so many optional units when you study sociology at University of Bath, which is probably the biggest
reason why I decided to come here because there are just a plethora of options that you can take.
So here you can find the unit catalog which i'm going to link in the description,
and this is the unit catalog for department of social and policy sciences, and specifically
sociology. So as you can see, even in year one you have so many optional units and as you go
further and further into your university career you'll notice that you have more and more units
which I think is really, really cool. Another reason why you should be studying sociology
that it is really a holistic view of the world. Essentially is the combination of geography,
history, psychology, science even, all wrapped up from a perspective of seeing society as a whole
and not just as separate little units, which is really helpful when you're looking at your own
life, looking at the social world, really understanding how the world works. That
leads me to my next point, which is that you will be more suited and more adapted to the
fast-changing world, which is really, really important because there's so many changes,
so many technological changes happening in the world that we need to be able to adapt to,
and by really understanding society, how it comes to be, why things are, where they are you'll
be able to you know change and adapt to a new situation that you find yourself in. Now getting
to the boring technical side. If you don't like exams sociology is probably a good move for you
because you write a lot of essays. If you prefer coursework, if you prefer working like that,
then sociology is the way to go. Obviously this shouldn't be the deciding factor, but it is a
bonus if you're like me and don't really like exams. And by doing sociology you'll be well
equipped to make a positive impact because you know the workings of this world, well
obviously not inside out, but you have a better understanding than a lot of people so you are able
to go into so many other fields. So for my next point I would say that you have so many diverse
career opportunities. I know, I know some people might tell you that sociology is unemployable,
I want to equip you with these answers, that actually it will give you so many diverse career
opportunities, like i said, because you will be able to apply your critical thinking skills,
you have so many transferable skills. By doing sociology it shows that you think
holistically. It means that you are not just thinking about a niche specific instance,
in fact you're able to apply it in loads of different circumstances, which is actually
one of the most important things when going into a career. But to give you some examples of placement
opportunities that you be able to go on if you come to Bath, I know many people have gone into
government, which is really good if you're looking to make an impact, or if you're interested in
civil service a lot of people have gone to that as a placement. So for example HMRC, DEFRA,
or some people have gone into marketing roles, HR, which is a little bit more you know predictable in
terms of sociology, but honestly I would say doing sociology in terms of career opportunities is
pretty much the same as any other humanity, which also possess a lot of transferable skills as well.
So that is basically my quick whistle stop tour of 10 reasons why you should study sociology. Now I
didn't really go too much in depth to any of them so if you have any more questions particularly
about sociology then leave them in the comments below but otherwise I have also a full blog post,
either already published or coming soon, on five in-depth reasons why you should study
sociology. So expanding on some of the points that I mentioned above, and I also have a full video on
what it's like being a sociology student which is really popular people, so definitely check it out,
make sure you also listen to that and I also go into a little bit more depth about why I chose to
study sociology and all the different units that I also did. Keep in mind that that was
also my second year but now I'm in my final year, so if you have any specific questions
about final year then make sure you know message me, dm me, whatever, and I will get back to you
as soon as I can. So with that, I hope you have a wonderful day and I will see you in my next video.
Bye!