Welcome to Sociology at Liverpool John Moores University
Contemporary, critical and sector leading programmes of study
SOCIOLOGY
Sociology at LJMU offers students a unique opportunity to undertake a contemporary and critical and sector leading programme of study, which has achieved an overall satisfaction rating of 100% in the 2017 National Student Survey. Sociology has been the most upwardly mobile undergraduate programme over recent years.
LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
Liverpool John Moores University is one of the largest, most dynamic and forward-thinking universities in the UK.As an ambitious and forward thinking institution that challenges convention, LJMU believes passionately in the concept of ‘One University’ – a community working together to achieve common student-centered objectives within a clear strategy.
RESEARCH
The Department of Sociology is recognised for its conceptually driven empirical research and its applied approach to sociology, and this sociological policy focus is reflected in the partnerships with a range of private, public and third-sector organisations. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise, 64% of outputs were judged to be of world-leading and internationally excellent quality. 100% of impact cases were judged to be of world-leading and internationally excellent quality (UoA22).