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2014/15 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Sociology

Programme code:BA-SOCUCAS code:L300
Duration:3 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Paul Bagguley Contact address:p.bagguley@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

- ABB at A-level, plus GCSE Grade C mathematics, General Studies may be included.

- Students wishing to consider transferring to the International (Study Abroad) variant of this programme should note that only students with an overall pass mark of 2:1 or above at Levels 1 and 2 are eligible for Study Abroad. Final approval for a transfer to Study Abroad will only be given following the confirmation of marks at the June exam board.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Sociology and Social Policy

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Sociology and Social Policy

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Sociology

Programme specification:

The programme will enable students to understand scholarship and recent research in Sociology. They will have the opportunity to deploy various techniques of analysis and enquiry within Sociology, and develop a conceptual understanding of Sociological debates and describe and comment on particular aspects of scholarship and recent research in Sociology. They will be able to apply their knowledge and understanding in a Sociology dissertation at level 3.

Study in the programme is structured in ways that provide both breadth and depth, and opportunities for demonstrating proficiency in the application of Sociological concepts and techniques. Opportunities will be provided for students to develop interests and informed opinions and to undertake some autonomous study.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

SLSP1010Sociological Analysis of Contemporary Society20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PFP
SLSP1022Sociological Thinking20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PFP
SLSP1100Identity, Difference and Inequalities20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PFP
SLSP1120Central Debates in Welfare20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PFP
SLSP1144Current Issues in Society10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PFP
SLSP1145Social Science Skills10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PFP

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

SLSP2010Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods
Pre-requisite for: SLSP3041		20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PFP
SLSP2730Central Problems in Sociology20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PFP

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:

SLSP2020Crime, Law and Regulation20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2025Race and Hollywood Cinema20 creditsNot running in 201415
SLSP2031Drugs: Society, Politics and Policy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2040Disability Studies: An Introduction20 creditsNot running in 201415
SLSP2050The Sociology of Gender20 creditsNot running in 201415
SLSP2060Sociology of Health and Illness20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2084Racism and Ethnicity Studies: A Global Approach20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2140Gender, Race and Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2150Debates in Childhood and Youth20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2160Tourism and Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2170Emotions, Power and Contemporary Society20 creditsNot running in 201415
SLSP2180The Sociology of Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2953Urban Disorders, Social Divisions and Social Control20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

SLSP3041Sociology Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PFP

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:

SLSP3071Sexualities and Society20 creditsNot running in 201415
SLSP3085Governing Cultures, Identities and Emotions20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3090Citizenship, Identity and Social Change20 creditsNot running in 201415
SLSP3101Postcolonialism and Critical Muslim Studies20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3120Disability Rights and the International Policy Context20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3160Education, Culture and Society20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3210Organised Crime, Violence and the State20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3220Contemporary Children, Young People and Families20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3500Gender, Technologies and the Body20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3741Sociology of Capitalism and Modernity20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3910Discipline and Punish20 creditsNot running in 201415
SLSP3930Sociology of Consumerism20 creditsNot running in 201415
SLSP3940Class in Everyday Life20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3961Protest and Social Movements20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3981Globalisation and the Sex Trade20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3991Understanding Interpersonal Violence20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3995Ethnicity and Popular Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules.

Last updated: 28/03/2014

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