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Diploma in Sociology

Online
10-15 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how society and culture combine to create the human world around us in this free online sociology diploma course. This diploma course lays out the important concepts and methods of sociology to explain how humans organize themselves into large groups. The study of sociology is crucial for planning and understanding communities to effectively manage their problems. We establish that society is a complex phenomenon with multiple interacting elements and show you how to use sociology to understand them. Sign up to see the world around you with new eyes

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188748
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Diploma
Course Duration10-15 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Explain concepts central to sociology and describe its three main theories
• Discuss the role of social control within culture
• Compare race, ethnicity and minority groups
• Define ‘gender identity’
• Outline the social impact of changing family structures
• List the types of economic systems and their historical development
Course Code1521

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