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2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Sociology (International)

Programme code:BA-SOC9UCAS code:
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Ben Hirst Contact address:b.hirst@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

- Normally 3 A levels or equivalent; GCSE grade C maths or equivalent.

- 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]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

SLSP1161Exploring the City: Local and Global Contexts20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP1171Understanding and Researching Contemporary Society20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP1191Identities and Inequalities20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP1201Making Sense of Society: Reading Social Theory20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP1213Formations of Coloniality and Modernity20 creditsSemester 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:

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

Optional modules:

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

FOSS2001State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2020Crime, Law and Regulation20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2040Disability Studies: An Introduction20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2051Gender and Society20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2145Crime, Race and Ethnicity20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2150Debates in Childhood and Youth20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2180The Sociology of Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2932Sociology and the Climate Crisis20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2975Social and Public Policy beyond the University20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
THEO2251Sociology of Religion20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:

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


Year3 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

For Study Abroad Students
If you register for Study Year Abroad, you will select SLSP9001 Study Abroad and you will be expected to select mostly Social Science courses at a non-UK University.

SLSP9001Study Abroad120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

OR

For Horizon Year Abroad Students
If you register for Horizon Year Abroad, you will take LEED9000 Horizon Year Abroad (100 credits) and you will also be required to register for MODL3150 Intercultural Communication and Global Citizenship: A Critical Approach for the Horizon Year Abroad (20 credits). Both of these modules must be passed.

LEED9000Horizon Year Abroad100 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3150Intercultural Communication and Global Citizenship: A Critical Approach for the Horizon Year Abroad20 credits1 Jun to 30 Sep


Year4 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

SLSP3041Sociology Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SLSP3095Research Skills for your Dissertation
Co-requisite for: SLSP3041
20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:

FOSS3001State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3617Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3810Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3065Quantitative Social Research20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3075Disability and Development20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3211State Crime and Immorality20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3220Contemporary Children, Young People and Families20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3230Global Terrorism and Violence20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3500Gender, Technologies and the Body20 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: 12/05/2023 16:52:04

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