This course is for those who are interested in the way that society is organised and how the political world either reinforces or challenges the prevailing social order. The programme aims to: provide a coherent and attractive curriculum by utilising the teaching and research expertise of the Department of Politics and International Relations and the Department of Sociology; provide a rigorous programme of study, embodying a disciplinary flexibility, across both subjects and by exploring the intellectual synergies between Politics and Sociology; enable students to apply a theoretical understanding of Politics within a sociological and contemporary context; develop student expertise in the key areas of both disciplines - allowing for dissertation specialisation in the final year; provide a supportive, stimulating and challenging learning experience for students; assist students to develop a range of cognitive and social skills relevant to their intellectual, vocational and personal development; equip graduates with skills of research and analysis as a foundation for further study at postgraduate level in Politics, Sociology and cognate disciplines.