Sociology part of this course investigates social life and the way it shapes people's behaviour, beliefs and identity. Its subject matter ranges from examination of the face-to-face interactions of daily life to large-scale social institutions, social movements and global processes. By understanding the social world, we gain a better understanding of ourselves and our own social situations. History is a very practical subject, and during your degree you will develop various transferable skills that employers value highly. This programme aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of a wide range of human history. It encourages you to take an analytical approach to the past, so that you can understand and contribute to historical controversies, and can understand ways in which the past is at least partly constructed in the present. It therefore hopes to train you intellectually so you can explain the relevance of the past in the present, understand the problems of interpreting written and other evidence, and gain skills of research, analysis, problem-solving, construction of argument and communication. Graduates of this scheme enter a wide range of employment: especially fields which require skills of communication, analysing large quantities of information, and understanding human nature. These include teaching, management and administration, librarianship, accountancy, law, the heritage industry and retail. Many graduates enter higher education schemes-especially masters degrees in history.