Our course provides a thorough training in the major areas of political science and sociology, investigating the different kinds of social tensions, interactions and networks that make up everyday life. Offered at Essex by two of the UK’s leading social science departments, these two disciplines are fundamentally linked. Through developing your understanding of both fields, you explore and address the broadest questions about our society. Due to the flexibility of our courses, you can choose from a broad range of areas including: * Public policy regarding health, the environment, crime and aging * Citizenship, multiculturalism and human rights * The nature of work and commercial culture * Political power * Obligations, freedom, rights and equality