Sociology with Study Abroad BA

Programme structure

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

The Sociology degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.

Depending on your programme you can take up to 30 credits each year in another subject, for instance a language or business module, to develop career-related skills or just widen your intellectual horizons.

The third is spent studying abroad at a partner institution.

Please note that modules offered are subject to change, depending on staff availability, timetabling, and demand.

Year 1

The first year gives you a foundational knowledge of sociological theory and concepts. You will also gain important analytical techniques that will be useful across a range of subjects and research tasks.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits SOC1037Introduction to Social Analysis: Classical Social Theory 15 SOC1038Introduction to Social Analysis: Contemporary Social Theory 15 SOC1019Contemporary Society: Themes and Perspectives 15 SOC1020Contemporary Society: Fields and Case Studies 15 SOC1003Imagining Social Worlds: Texts 15 SOC1008Imagining Social Worlds: Artefacts 15 Optional modules

You are free to take two 15-credit modules or one 30-credit module in any discipline. Many students choose Introduction to Social Anthropology, but you may choose to take another Social Science subject, a language or a module in another discipline.

CodeModuleCredits SOC1028Media and Society15 SOC1039Social Issues Part 1 - Introducing Crime and Deviance 15 SOC1040Social Issues: Part 2 - Themes in Criminology 15 SOC1036Foucault-Discipline and Punish15 Year 2

In the second year you will advance your grasp of sociological knowledge and methods through a set of compulsory modules. Optional modules enable you to develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits SOC2050Knowing the Social: perception, memory and representation 15 SOC2004Into the Field 15 SOC2005Theoretical Sociology 30 Optional modules

You can choose from a list of modules reflecting the research expertise of academic staff. Some examples below.

CodeModuleCredits SOC2014Media in Society15 SOC2030Sociology of Art and Culture15 SOC2046AThe Holocaust, Genocide and Society30 SOC2031Ethnomusicology30 SOC2085Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control15 SOC2033Addiction 30 SOC2087Disability and Society15 SOC2032Culture and Perception 15 SOC2091Immigration in Western Societies 15 SOC2092Introduction to Terrorism Studies 15 Year 3

Year abroad

Compulsory modules

Students will spend the third year of their studies in a partner university on an Erasmus/Socrates exchange or other approved programme of study. The year abroad comprises 120 credits and assessment is based on the credits gained at the partner institution.

CodeModuleCredits SSI3999One Year study abroad 120 Year 4

The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree. You will also take up to three other specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits SOC3040Dissertation 30 Optional modules

A wide range of options may cover topics such as addiction, gender, countercultures, cyborg studies, human/animal interactions, the politics of nature, disability, and the Holocaust. You may also take 30 credits in another subject such a language, business or another social science subject.

Select 90 credits:

CodeModuleCredits SOC3013Gender and Society15 SOC3028Media in Society15 SOC3029Sociology and Philosophy of Globalisation15 SOC3030Sociology of Art and Culture15 SOC3046AThe Holocaust, Genocide and Society30 SOC3031Ethnomusicology30 SOC3085Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control15 SOC3086Addiction 30 SOC3087Disability and Society15 SOC3034International Criminal Justice: Comparative Criminology15 SOC3036International Criminal Justice: Application of Theory to Transnational and International Crime15 SOC3095On Violence30