Sociology
Sociology
Overview
Discover our range of Sociology modules for 2021-22.
Find out about modules available for:
The range of modules offered may change each academic year.
Further information
For further information about this subject, including any pre-requisites, visit the Sociology subject page.
You can also contact your Subject Adviser.
Stage 1
Find out about Sociology modules for Stage 1.
Students study either 40 or 60 credits from the list below. It is recommended that all students select SOC1030, or, if you are unable to select SOC1030, then SOC1027 is the recommended module.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC1027 |
Comparing Cultures (Recommended module if unable to take SOC1030) |
20 | 1 |
| SOC1030 | The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction to the Discipline (Recommended module) | 20 | 1 |
| SOC1031 | Knowing in Sociology: An Introduction to Theory, Methods and Epistemology | 20 | 2 |
| SOC1032 | Politics and Society | 20 | 2 |
| SOC1033 | Understanding Everyday Life |
20 | 2 |
| SOC1034 | Investigating Inequalities and Crime | 20 | 1 |
Stage 2
Find out about Sociology modules for Stage 2.
Students would study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below in Stage 2.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC2044 | Social Control: Regulation, Neoliberalism and the State | 20 | 1 |
| SOC2056 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 20 | 2 |
| SOC2058 |
Understanding Social Change and Transformation |
20 | 1 |
| SOC2067 |
Consumer Cultures: An Anthropological Perspective |
20 | 2 |
| SOC2069 | Researching Social Life 1 (Co-requisite SOC2070) | 20 | 1 |
| SOC2070 |
Researching Social Life 2 (Co-requisite SOC2069) (Note: this is the pre-requisite for SOC3097 dissertation) |
20 | 2 |
| SOC2084 |
Social Invention of Central Europe |
20 | 1 |
| SOC2086 | Post-disciplinary Criminology: Hermeneutics, Poststructuralism and Cultural Theory |
20 | 2 |
Stage 3
Find out about Sociology modules for Stage 3.
Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below in Stage 3.
Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC3045 | Regulating Sexuality | 20 | 1 |
| SOC3077 |
Making People: The Anthropology of Personhood from Before Birth to After Death |
20 | 2 |
| SOC3078 |
Dreamworlds: Society and the Utopian Imagination |
20 | 2 |
| SOC3090 |
Investigating the Body |
20 | 1 |
| SOC3096 |
Educational Inequalities in a Global Age |
20 | 2 |
| SOC3097 | Dissertation in Sociology (Pre-requisite SOC2070) | 40 | 1&2 |