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SOC3059 – Sociology of the Self
Field: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Co-ordinator: Carl Mallett
Credit Value: 20
Level: 6
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Sociology Of The Self, Coursework: 100% STD - Sociology Of The Self, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Sociology; BA Sociology (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is ?to advance students? understanding concerning: a) the socio-theoretical approaches to the study of the self and b) the dialogic relationship between them. It provides students with the means to understand core theorizations of the relationship between society and the individual and consider possible distinctions of the two concepts. It will also enable students to understand the distinction between inter-active and intra-active processes as two of the key ways to explore the relationship between structure and agency.
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SOC3060 – Sociology of Death
Field: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Co-ordinator: Jo Downton
Credit Value: 20
Level: 6
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Sociology Of Death, Coursework: 100% STD - Sociology Of Death, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Sociology; BA Sociology (4 Year Programme);
Description: This is a level 6 module that builds on the sociological foundations of level 5 and allows students to tackle a range of material within a specialist field. The module has been designed to enable students to relate the study of death, dying and breavement to their own experience whilst also developing their ability to apply sociological research and theories to the understanding of this area.
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SOC3063 – The Sociology of the Future
Field: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Co-ordinator: Onur Acaroglu
Credit Value: 20
Level: 6
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - The Sociology Of The Future, Coursework: 100% STD - The Sociology Of The Future, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Sociology; BA Sociology (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is to engage in a critical interdisciplinary examination of past and present examples of possible, probable, preferable and already in process futures. Students will critically explore how the future has been/is told, tamed, traded, transformed, traversed, thought, tended and transcended ? focusing on the 'utopian imagination' i.e. the hope for a more perfect world and better 'way of life? that has always been at the very core of the 'human condition' and which had/still has an important part to play in re-shaping contemporary ideologies, peoples and societies.
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SOC3064 – Sexuality, Gender and Power
Field: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Co-ordinator: Grant Coates
Credit Value: 20
Level: 6
Timetable Slot: Semester 1 or 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDF2 - Sexuality, Gender And Power (Semester 2), Coursework: 100% STD - Sexuality, Gender And Power (Semester 1), Coursework: 100% STDFF - Sexuality, Gender And Power (Semester 1), Coursework: 100% STD2 - Sexuality, Gender And Power (Semester 2), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Sociology; BA Sociology (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is to explore key theories and concepts of gender and sexuality, from intersectionality and representation to power, performativity and queer theory. Students learn to apply gender and sexuality theories to key areas of sociological and social scientific investigation of inequalities, identities, culture and politics.
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SOC3065 – Environment and Sustainability
Field: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Co-ordinator: Siobhan Dytham
Credit Value: 20
Level: 6
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Environment And Sustainability, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Environment And Sustainability, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Sociology; BA Sociology (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of environmental and sustainability issues, as well as the knowledge and skills needed to enhance work on the resolution/advancement of environmental and sustainability issues.
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SOC4002 – Sociology Dissertation (Joint)
Field: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Co-ordinator: James White
Credit Value: 20
Level: 6
Timetable Slot: All Year
Pre-requisites: SOC2112 or similar social science research methods module from other JH subject.
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Sociology Dissertation (Joint), Coursework: 100% STDFF - Sociology Dissertation (Joint) 4 Year Programme, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to build on the applied social research methods training that students receive at Level 5 and provide them with an opportunity to study a contemporary social issue in depth. Students are expected to work independently, under the supervision of their dissertation supervisor. A series of workshops and study support sessions will assist students in planning, conducting and writing up their research.
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SOC4003 – Sociology Joint Dissertation
Field: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Co-ordinator: James White
Credit Value: 20
Level: 6
Timetable Slot: All Year
Pre-requisites: SOC2112 or similar social science research methods module from other JH subject.
Co-requisites: Interdisciplinary Dissertation Module in other Joint subject.
Assessment: STDFF - Sociology Joint Dissertation (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100% STD - Sociology Joint Dissertation, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to provide an opportunity for students studying for a Joint Honours Sociology degree to study a topic of their choice in greater depth. The aim of the interdisciplinary dissertation is to allow students to combine and, where appropriate, integrate the research methods and paradigms of their joint subjects' approaches. Students who carry out an interdisciplinary dissertation will have two supervisors, one from each of the subjects forming the joint award. The dissertation topic will be negotiated at a meeting between the student and both supervisors.
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SOC4018 – Sociology Dissertation
Field: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Co-ordinator: James White
Credit Value: 40
Level: 6
Timetable Slot: All Year
Pre-requisites: SOC2112 or similar social science research methods module from other JH subject.
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Sociology Dissertation, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Sociology Dissertation (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Sociology;
Description: The purpose of this module is to build on the applied social research methods training that students receive at Level 5 and provide them with an opportunity to study a topic of contemporary sociological significance in depth. Students are expected to work independently, under the supervision of their dissertation supervisor.
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SWK3042 – Professional Identity and Transition into Practice
Field: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Co-ordinator: Michelle Walters
Credit Value: 20
Level: 6
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Professional Identity And Transition Into Practice, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Social Work;
Description: This module engages students in advanced level learning in respect of service users with complex needs, advanced skills for practice and skills for managing stress and difficult situations. It builds on skill development at Levels 4 and 5 and supports the extended 100-day practice placement, at the end of which students must demonstrate the attributes of a newly qualified worker.