Course summary

4th in the UK for our research impact in History in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education) 8th in the UK for Sociology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023) 9th in the UK for Social Sciences (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024) About the course By combining history and sociology, you'll study central questions about society, and explore how they apply to key moments in time. At Sussex, you engage directly with artefacts of international interest in relation to social history. The Mass Observations archive, with journal entries that give a snap-shot of everyday life in the 1940s, is housed at The Keep, a state-of-the-art archive conservation building located next to our campus. You learn from leading experts in both fields. Our research influences ground-breaking debate and attracts a range of specialists to campus. About Sussex Sussex graduates change the world. Our students become the leaders of the future, making discoveries, improving lives and changing things for the better. Study with us to join a welcoming and inspiring community of staff and students from more than 140 countries. Location We shape the world from a fantastic campus on the UK’s beautiful south coast. We are the only UK university surrounded by a national park, so you can step off campus to explore the hills and woodlands of the South Downs. The vibrant, colourful and creative seaside city of Brighton & Hove is just nine minutes away. With Brighton voted the happiest city in England for students, (Student Living Survey, Sodexo, 2018) there can be few better places to study.