2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Sociology and International Relations (no longer recruiting from 2021-22)
| Programme code: | BA-SOCI&INTR | UCAS code: | LL3F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Hizer Mir | Contact address: | h.mir@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
AAB at A-level plus GCSE Mathematics Grade C
International Baccalaureate: 36 Points overall, including 17 at Higher Level
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/Politics and International Relations
Programme specification:
The proposed programme combines research strengths from both of the contributing Schools. It will provide students with the opportunity to study a combination of modules form both Schools. The programme will complement the existing Faculty portfolio of JH programmes and it is hoped will attract international interest.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| PIED1110 | Comparative Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED1511 | International Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP1200 | Sociology of Modern Societies | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| SLSP1211 | Formations of Modernity/Coloniality | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 |
Optional modules:
Students may take 0-20 credits of the following optional modules:
| SLSP1160 | Understanding and Researching the City | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| SLSP1170 | Understanding and Researching Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Over levels 2 and 3 taken combined students must take:
- International Relations: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Sociology: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Plus 40 credits in elective modules or further modules in the named subjects.
In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| PIED2501 | Theories of International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2558 | Security Studies | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| SLSP2010 | Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP2730 | Central Problems in Sociology | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2403 | Comparative Politics of Pacific Asia | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Over levels 2 and 3 taken combined students must take:
- International Relations: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Sociology: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Plus 40 credits in elective modules or further modules in the named subjects.
In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study one of the following 40 credit compulsory dissertation modules:
| PIED3750 | Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP3041 | Sociology Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to take the following module if they have chosen the SLSP3041 Sociology Dissertation:
| SLSP3095 | Research Skills for your Dissertation Co-requisite for: SLSP3041 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
School of Politics PIED3750 Dissertation Route:
Candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following Sociology optional modules:
| 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) | |
| 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) |
School of Sociology SLSP3041 Sociology Dissertation (with SLSP3095 Research Skills for your Dissertation) Route:
Candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following International Relations optional modules:
| PIED3158 | British Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3325 | Europe in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3402 | American Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3408 | Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3565 | Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3608 | Philosophy of Human Rights | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may choose to study up to 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) | |
| PIED3158 | British Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3160 | Prime Ministers and British Politics | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| PIED3171 | The Politics of national identity in the UK | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3205 | Politics of Rural Transformation in Developing Countries | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| PIED3207 | International Development and Social Policy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3261 | Violence and Reconciliation in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3305 | The Far Right in Europe and Beyond | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3310 | Britain and the EU | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| PIED3325 | Europe in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3402 | American Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3408 | Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3565 | Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3608 | Philosophy of Human Rights | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3611 | Radical Political Ideas | 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
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