UKTSOCP007: BSc (hons): Social Sciences
Year 1, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)
Mandatory Units
HASS0006 Core skills for social scientists: information technology methods 3 Credits
SOCP0001 Introduction to social policy & the welfare state 1 6 Credits
SOCP0043 Sociology of industrial societies 1: classical theories 6 Credits
SOCP0059 Core skills for social scientists: social research methods 3 Credits
Optional Units
Select 2 units from the following list:
ECOI0008 The modern world economy 1 6 Credits
ESML0417 British politics 6 Credits
PSYC0001 Psychology 1 6 Credits
Year 1, Semester 2
Mandatory Units
SOCP0002 Introduction to social policy & the welfare state 2 6 Credits
SOCP0044 Sociology of industrial societies 2: social change & social control 6 Credits
SOCP0060 Introduction to data analysis 6 Credits
Optional Units
Select 2 units from the following list:
ECOI0009 The modern world economy 2 6 Credits
ESML0410 Political ideologies 6 Credits
PSYC0002 Psychology 2 6 Credits
Year 2, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)
Mandatory Units
SOCP0061 Quantitative social research methods 3 Credits
Optional Units
Select 1 unit from the following list:
SOCP0018 Community profiling: research in action 3 Credits
SOCP0085 Using existing data: secondary analysis in social research 3 Credits
Select 4 units in total from the following lists:
List A - Sociology
SOCP0047 Sociology of work & industry 6 Credits
SOCP0049 The sociology of crime & deviance 6 Credits
SOCP0069 Social theory & social philosophy 6 Credits
List B - Social Policy
SOCP0004 Family and gender 6 Credits
SOCP0006 Political values & social policy 6 Credits
List C - Politics
ESML0105 Europe 2A: Politics of the European Union 6 Credits
ESML0414 American politics 6 Credits
ESML0415 Media politics 6 Credits
List D - Psychology
PSYC0008 Cognitive psychology 6 Credits
PSYC0010 Clinical psychology 6 Credits
List E - Economics
ECOI0012 Economic thought & policy 1 6 Credits
ECOI0016 Economics of social policy 6 Credits
ECOI0042 Politics of developing countries: ethnicity, religion and nationalism 6 Credits
Year 2, Semester 2
Mandatory Units
SOCP0062 Qualitative social research methods 6 Credits
Optional Units
Select 4 units in total from the following lists:
List A - Sociology
SOCP0042 Comparative political economy 6 Credits
SOCP0048 Understanding industrial behaviour 6 Credits
SOCP0050 Sociology of criminal justice policy 6 Credits
SOCP0051 Social structure & languages of class 6 Credits
List B - Social Policy
SOCP0003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
SOCP0005 Politics and the policy process 6 Credits
SOCP0010 Social policy evaluation 6 Credits
SOCP0022 Organisation of personal social services 6 Credits
SOCP0025 Theories & methods in social work 3 Credits
List C - Politics
ESML0385 European political thought 6 Credits
ESML0416 Totalitarian politics 6 Credits
List D - Psychology
PSYC0007 Developmental psychology 6 Credits
PSYC0009 Social psychology 6 Credits
List E - Economics
ECOI0023 Social change and development 6 Credits
ECOI0043 Governance and the policy process in developing countries 6 Credits
ECOI0079 Economics of politics 6 Credits
ECOI0081 Economic organisation of the European Community
6 Credits
Select between 0 and 1 unit from the following list:
XXXX0012 Single Language Option 3 Credits
Year 3, Academic Year
Mode of Attendance: Paid period of experience
Mandatory Units
SOCP0067 Placement 60 Credits
Year 4, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)
Mandatory Units
SOCP0008 Social policy dissertation 1 6 Credits
Optional Units
Select 4 units from the following lists: (choose those units not taken in Part 1):
List A - Sociology
SOCP0034 Working with offenders 6 Credits
SOCP0047 Sociology of work & industry 6 Credits
SOCP0049 The sociology of crime & deviance 6 Credits
SOCP0052 Theoretical issues in sociology 6 Credits
SOCP0054 Power & commitment in organisations 6 Credits
SOCP0071 Sociology of punishment 6 Credits
SOCP0072 The social dialectics of business sovereignty 6 Credits
List B - Social Policy
SOCP0004 Family and gender 6 Credits
SOCP0006 Political values & social policy 6 Credits
SOCP0011 Health policies & politics 6 Credits
SOCP0013 Social security policy and welfare reform 6 Credits
ECOI0016 Economics of social policy 6 Credits
List C - Politics
ESML0101 Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika 6 Credits
ESML0107 European option E1: Intellectuals & identity in contemporary Europe 6 Credits
ESML0294 European option E5: In search of Europe (1) - Europe divided 6 Credits
ESML0414 American politics 6 Credits
ESML0415 Media politics 6 Credits
MANG0040 European integration studies 1 5 Credits
List D - Psychology
PSYC0008 Cognitive psychology 6 Credits
PSYC0010 Clinical psychology 6 Credits
List E - Economics
ECOI0012 Economic thought & policy 1 6 Credits
ECOI0040 International relations 1: A history of international relations theory 6 Credits
ECOI0042 Politics of developing countries: ethnicity, religion and nationalism 6 Credits
Year 4, Semester 2
Mandatory Units
SOCP0009 Social policy dissertation 2 12 Credits
Optional Units
Select 3 units from the following lists: (choose those not taken in Part 1)
List A - Sociology
SOCP0022 Organisation of personal social services 6 Credits
SOCP0025 Theories & methods in social work 3 Credits
SOCP0042 Comparative political economy 6 Credits
SOCP0048 Understanding industrial behaviour 6 Credits
SOCP0050 Sociology of criminal justice policy 6 Credits
SOCP0055 Comparative industrial relations 6 Credits
SOCP0056 Environmental policy & the countryside 6 Credits
SOCP0070 Social issues in contemporary Europe 6 Credits
List B - Social Policy
SOCP0003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
SOCP0005 Politics and the policy process 6 Credits
SOCP0010 Social policy evaluation 6 Credits
SOCP0012 European social policy: a comparative approach 6 Credits
SOCP0084 The politics of the welfare state 6 Credits
List C - Politics
ESML0102 Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia 6 Credits
ESML0108 European option E2: Politically committed European culture: the end of an era? 6 Credits
ESML0295 European option E6: In search of Europe (2) - Europe in the 1990s: towards unification? 6 Credits
ESML0385 European political thought 6 Credits
ESML0416 Totalitarian politics 6 Credits
MANG0059 European integration studies 2 5 Credits
List D - Psychology
PSYC0007 Developmental psychology 6 Credits
PSYC0009 Social psychology 6 Credits
List E - Economics
ECOI0023 Social change and development 6 Credits
ECOI0041 International relations 2: contemporary international relations 6 Credits
ECOI0043 Governance and the policy process in developing countries 6 Credits
ECOI0079 Economics of politics 6 Credits
ECOI0081 Economic organisation of the European Community
6 Credits
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