Sociology

Overview

Discover our range of Sociology modules for 2020-21 (Please note: these modules reflect revisions following the University’s Education Resilience Framework in response to Covid-19)

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 in Stage 1.

It is recommended that all students select SOC1030, or, if you are unable to, then SOC1027 is the recommended module.

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
SOC1027	Comparing Cultures (Recommended module if unable to take SOC1030) (Note: includes fieldwork)	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 (Capped at 125) (Note: involves fieldwork)	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.

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
SOC2056	Sociology of Health and Illness	20	1
SOC2058	Understanding Social Change and Transformation	20	1
SOC2069	Researching Social Life 1 (Co-requisite SOC2070)	20	1
SOC2070	Researching Social Life 2 (Co-requisite SOC2069) (Pre-requisite for SOC3097 dissertation in Sociology)	20	2
SOC2085	Refugees and Displacement: Borders, Camps, and Asylum	20	2
SOC2086	Post-disciplinary Criminology: Hermeneutics, Poststructuralism and Cultural Theory	20	1
SOC2094	Class in Everyday Life	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
SOC3081	Anthropology in the City: Inquiry-driven module (Note: includes fieldwork)	20	2
SOC3090	Investigating the Body: Sociological Debates about the Social, Legal and Creative Management of the Human Body	20	2
SOC3097	Dissertation in Sociology (Pre-requisite SOC2070)	40	1&2
SOC3099	Sociology of Race and Ethnicity	20	1