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What can I do with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology?

The below offers a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from Sociology and Anthropology have gone on to. The information below is not exhaustive, however it does highlight the range of job and further study options available to you after your studies.

If you would like to learn more about any of the jobs listed below you may wish to browse the job profiles on the Prospects website.

Careers with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology

Recent Exeter Sociology and Anthropology graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*

  • Account Manager
  • Assistant Human Resources Officer
  • Client Analyst
  • Customs Compliance Executive
  • English Teacher
  • Fund Administrator
  • Global HR Assistant
  • Police Constable
  • Pricing and Marketing Executive
  • Primary School Teacher
  • Prison Officer
  • Quantitative Analyst
  • Research Assistant
  • Research and Impact Analyst
  • Resettlement Case Manager
  • Ship Broker
  • Social Worker
  • User Research Intern
  • RE Teacher

Remember…

Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.

Other resources:

* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys (ordered from most popular to least).

Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology

Recent Exeter Sociology and Anthropology graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*

Other resources:

  • University of Exeter LinkedIn Alumni Tool (Sociology / Anthropology) - this tool allows you to find graduates from your discpline and see their current role and employer. Learn how to use this tool by visiting our LinkedIn page.

 Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.

Skills

An Exeter Sociology and Anthropology degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:

  • Apply various methods of social investigation including ethnography, survey methods and interview design
  • Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of how societies are formed, organised and develop
  • Identify, analyse and interpret complex information drawn from a variety of sources
  • Prepare and present an argument coherently and with authority
  • Use statistical and other quantitative techniques to retrieve and analyse information
  • Demonstrate transferable skills relating to communication, organisation, teamwork and critical reasoning 

Further Study

Around 46% of Exeter graduates in Sociology and Anthropology go on to pursue further study within 15 months of completing their undergraduate degree. Some recent progression routes include:

  • Graduate Diploma in Law
  • MA Anthrozoology
  • MA Biological Anthropology
  • MA Conflict, Security and Development
  • MSc Global Sustainability Solutions
  • MSc International Business
  • MSc International Development
  • MSC Marketing
  • MSc Medical Anthropology
  • MSc Occupational Therapy
  • MSc Psychology (Conversion)
  • MSc Public Policy & Management
  • MSc Real Estate
  • PGCE

Useful resources:

* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.

**Individual course names were taken from the University of Exeter's Career Destination survey (2018/19 & 2019/20) as this information is not collected within the Graduate Outcomes survey.