Degrees that teach Social theory
Search degrees across Australia, the US, the UK & Canada
Around 334 undergraduate degrees in the US, UK, Canada and Australia include social theory, spanning 12 fields and 69 universities. Approximate and generalised, not official.
Fields that cover social theory
- Arts & Humanities: 87 degrees
- Law & Justice: 62 degrees
- Psychology: 52 degrees
- Science: 43 degrees
- Social Work & Community: 27 degrees
- Health & Public Health: 23 degrees
- Education & Teaching: 15 degrees
- Communications & Media: 10 degrees
- Business & Commerce: 7 degrees
- Creative Arts & Design: 4 degrees
- Computing & IT: 2 degrees
- Engineering: 2 degrees
Universities teaching social theory
| University | State | Programs | Focus areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of York | England | 26 | social theory, criminal justice, criminology, political science |
| University of Waterloo | ON | 24 | social theory, sociology, social psychology, gender studies |
| Cardiff University | Wales | 14 | social theory, sociology, social psychology, social research methods |
| University of Aberdeen | Scotland | 14 | social theory, research projects, sociology, health research methods |
| University of Calgary | AB | 12 | social theory, cross cultural psychology, cultural studies, anthropology |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | 12 | social theory, postgraduate research methods, health research methods, social research methods |
| University of Victoria | BC | 11 | social theory, gender studies, feminist theory, social work practice |
| University of Exeter | England | 10 | social theory, society, cross cultural psychology, cultural studies |
| University of Sussex | England | 10 | social theory, sociology, social research methods, social psychology |
| University of Bristol | England | 9 | social theory, political science, social policy, social work practice |
| University of Manitoba | MB | 9 | social theory, gender studies, cultural studies, modernist literature |
| University of Strathclyde | Scotland | 9 | social theory, social policy, social work, public policy |
| University of Toronto | Ontario | 9 | social theory, cultural studies, postcolonial literature, gender studies |
| University of Portsmouth | England | 8 | social theory, sociology, social psychology, social research methods |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | England | 7 | social theory, legal studies, postgraduate research methods, literature |
| Universite Laval | QC | 7 | social theory, sociology, cultural studies, social research methods |
| Adelaide University | SA | 6 | sociology, social theory, cultural studies, political science |
| Duke University | NC | 6 | social theory, sociology, social research methods, social psychology |
| University of Ottawa | ON | 6 | social theory, sociology, social research methods, social psychology |
| McGill University | QC | 5 | social theory, sociology, gender studies, middle eastern history |
| New York University | NY | 5 | social theory, sociology, social work practice, global health |
| University of California, Berkeley | CA | 5 | social theory, sociology, feminist theory, gender studies |
| University of California, Irvine | CA | 5 | social theory, cultural studies, gender studies, political science |
| University of Southampton | England | 5 | social theory, legal studies, feminist theory, criminal justice |
| UNSW Sydney | NSW | 5 | sociology, social theory, social research methods, social work |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | England | 4 | social theory, social psychology, sociology, criminal psychology |
| Simon Fraser University | BC | 4 | social theory, social psychology, sociology, labour law |
| Stanford University | CA | 4 | sociology, social theory, science communication, life sciences |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | 4 | social theory, biological sciences, life sciences, animal biology |
| University of Stirling | Scotland | 4 | social theory, social policy, criminal justice, criminology |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | 4 | criminal psychology, social theory, american literature, literature |
| Brown University | RI | 3 | social theory, social research methods, research projects, social psychology |
| Durham University | England | 3 | social theory, sociology, social work practice, criminology |
| Johns Hopkins University | MD | 3 | social theory, research projects, political economy, economics |
| La Trobe University | VIC | 3 | literary theory, english language, social theory, applied mathematics |
| Queen Mary University of London | England | 3 | social theory, political science, political economy, geopolitics |
| Queen's University | ON | 3 | social theory, sociology, cultural studies, labour law |
| Swansea University | Wales | 3 | postgraduate research methods, social theory, work placement, professional experience |
| The University of Queensland | QLD | 3 | social research methods, sociology, social theory, research design |
| University of Alberta | AB | 3 | social theory, cultures, translation studies, english language |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | CA | 3 | feminist theory, social theory, sociology, social psychology |
| University of Edinburgh | Scotland | 3 | social theory, sociology, public law, contract law |
| University of Newcastle | NSW | 3 | social theory, sociology, psychology, history |
| University of Sheffield | England | 3 | political science, political economy, geopolitics, social theory |
| Deakin University | VIC | 2 | social work, social work practice, professional practice, social theory |
| Monash University | VIC | 2 | social theory, cultural studies, international relations, intercultural communication |
| Murdoch University | WA | 2 | social theory, history, indonesian, literature |
| University College London | England | 2 | social theory, legal studies, democracy, political science |
| University of California, Davis | CA | 2 | development economics, social theory, economics, regional development |
| University of Surrey | England | 2 | social research methods, professional practice, social theory, criminology |
| University of Wollongong | NSW | 2 | research design, social theory, social research methods, sociology |
| Charles Sturt University | NSW | 1 | psychology, health promotion, cross cultural psychology, community services |
| Cornell University | NY | 1 | political science, political economy, geopolitics, international relations theory |
| Dartmouth College | New Hampshire | 1 | social theory, sociology, social psychology, psychology of religion |
| Federation University Australia | VIC | 1 | social work practice, counselling theory, professional practice, community services |
| Griffith University | QLD | 1 | media production, digital media, media studies, communication |
| Macquarie University | NSW | 1 | sociology, research design, social research methods, social theory |
| Princeton University | New Jersey | 1 | political science, political economy, geopolitics, international relations theory |
| RMIT University | VIC | 1 | research design, social research methods, professional practice, social theory |
| Texas A&M University | TX | 1 | public law, legal ethics, constitutional law, technology ethics |
| The University of Sydney | NSW | 1 | cultural studies, sociology, political science, social theory |
| University of Glasgow | Scotland | 1 | community development, community services, professional practice, social work practice |
| University of Guelph | ON | 1 | environmental economics, environmental science, social theory, environmental management |
| University of New England | NSW | 1 | social theory, sociology, psychology, research design |
| University of Notre Dame | IN | 1 | gender studies, feminist theory, cultural studies, media studies |
| University of Saskatchewan | SK | 1 | statistical computing, applied statistics, social theory, language |
| University of Tasmania | TAS | 1 | social work, social work practice, professional practice, sociology |
| University of Technology Sydney | NSW | 1 | communication, political science, social theory, research design |
| University of Texas at Austin | TX | 1 | gender studies, social theory, cultural studies, communication |
Frequently asked questions
Which degrees teach social theory?
Around 334 undergraduate degrees in Australia include social theory, across fields like Arts & Humanities, Law & Justice, Psychology, Science.
Which universities teach social theory?
About 69 universities, including University of York, University of Waterloo, Cardiff University, University of Aberdeen, University of Calgary.
Approximate, not official.