2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Sociology
| Programme code: | BA-SOC | UCAS code: | L300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Ben Hirst | Contact address: | b.hirst@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
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:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Sociology
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2022/2023 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2023 or after, you can find the details of your programme:
BA Sociology(For students entering from September 2023 onwards)
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]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SLSP1161 | Exploring the City: Local and Global Contexts | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1171 | Understanding and Researching Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP1191 | Identities and Inequalities | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP1201 | Making Sense of Society: Reading Social Theory | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1213 | Formations of Coloniality and Modernity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SLSP2011 | Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods Pre-requisite for: SLSP3041 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP2731 | Central Problems in Sociology | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Basket 1: Candidates will be required to study 1 module from the following optional modules:
| SLSP2021 | Crime, Law and Regulation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2041 | Disability Studies: An Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2181 | The Sociology of Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| THEO2251 | Sociology of Religion | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Basket 2: Candidates will be required to study 1 module from the following optional modules:
| FOSS2002 | Social Sciences and Emergencies: Theories, Contexts and Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2052 | Gender and Society | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2146 | Crime, Race and Ethnicity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2151 | Debates in Childhood and Youth | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2933 | Sociology and the Climate Crisis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2976 | Social and Public Policy beyond the University | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Basket 3: Candidates will be required to study 1 module from the following optional modules:
| SLSP2021 | Crime, Law and Regulation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2041 | Disability Studies: An Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2052 | Gender and Society | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2181 | The Sociology of Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2933 | Sociology and the Climate Crisis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2976 | Social and Public Policy beyond the University | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Basket 4: Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules:
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SLSP3041 | Sociology Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP3096 | Research Skills for your Dissertation Co-requisite for: SLSP3041 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| FOSS3001 | State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3617 | Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3810 | Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3065 | Quantitative Social Research | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3075 | Disability and Development | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3211 | State Crime and Immorality | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3220 | Contemporary Children, Young People and Families | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3230 | Global Terrorism and Violence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3250 | The Sociology of Objects | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3500 | Gender, Technologies and the Body | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3995 | Ethnicity and Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules.
Last updated: 02/05/2024 11:24:07
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