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2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Sociology (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

Programme code:BASOC-RUCAS 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:

For entry requirements please visit Coursefinder

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:

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided. 

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2023. For students who entered the programme before September 2023, you can find the details of your programme: BA Sociology

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]

Candidates are required to study 120 credits

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules: 

SLSP Research Methods: 20 credits
Central Problems in Sociology: 20 credits
TBC: 20 credits

Optional modules:

Basket 1: Candidates will be required to study modules from the following optional modules: 

SLSP2020Crime, Law and Regulation20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2040Disability Studies: An Introduction20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2180The Sociology of Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
THEO2251Sociology of Religion20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Basket 2: Candidates will be required to study modules from the following optional modules: 

FOSS2001State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2050The Sociology of Gender20 creditsNot running in 202324
SLSP2145Crime, Race and Ethnicity20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2150Debates in Childhood and Youth20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2932Sociology and the Climate Crisis20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2975Social and Public Policy beyond the University20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery modules:


Year3 - View timetable

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

Candidates will be required to study 120 credits

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules: 

SLSP3041Sociology Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SLSP3095Research Skills for your Dissertation20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Basket 1: Candidates will be required to study modules from the following optional modules: 

SLSP3065Quantitative Social Research20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3220Contemporary Children, Young People and Families20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3995Ethnicity and Popular Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Basket 2: Candidates will be required to study modules from the following optional modules:

FOSS2001State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3075Disability and Development20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3211State Crime and Immorality20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3230Global Terrorism and Violence20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3500Gender, Technologies and the Body20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Last updated: 12/05/2023 16:52:04

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