2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Sociology (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

Programme overview

Programme code
BASOC-R
UCAS 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
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
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups
Sociology

Entry requirements

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

Programme specification

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.

Year 1

(For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

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

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
SLSP1161Exploring the City: Local and Global Contexts20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP1171Understanding and Researching Contemporary Society20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP1191Identities and Inequalities20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP1201Making Sense of Society: Reading Social Theory20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)PFP
SLSP1213Formations of Coloniality and Modernity20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)PFP

Discovery Modules

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year 2

(For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

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

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules: 

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
SLSP2011Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods20Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)PFP
SLSP2731Central Problems in Sociology20Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)PFP

Optional Modules

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

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
SLSP2021Crime, Law and Regulation20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2041Disability Studies: An Introduction20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2181The Sociology of Culture20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
THEO2251Sociology of Religion20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Basket 2: Candidates will be required to study 1 module from the following optional modules:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
FOSS2002Social Sciences and Emergencies: Theories, Contexts and Approaches20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2052Gender and Society20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2146Crime, Race and Ethnicity20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2151Debates in Childhood and Youth20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2933Sociology and the Climate Crisis20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2976Social and Public Policy beyond the University20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Basket 3: Candidates will be required to study 1 module from the following optional modules:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
SLSP2021Crime, Law and Regulation20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2041Disability Studies: An Introduction20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2052Gender and Society20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2181The Sociology of Culture20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP2933Sociology and the Climate Crisis20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP2976Social and Public Policy beyond the University20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery Modules

Basket 4: Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules:

Year 3

(For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 3 are not yet available. Before you enter year 3 full details of modules for that year will be provided.

Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules: 

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
SLSP3041Sociology Dissertation40Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)PFP
SLSP3096Research Skills for your Dissertation20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional Modules

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

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
SLSP3065Quantitative Social Research20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3220Contemporary Children, Young People and Families20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLSP3995Ethnicity and Popular Culture20Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Basket 2: Candidates will be required to study 1 module from the following optional modules:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
FOSS3002Social Science and Emergencies: Case Studies & Critical Analysis20 
SLSP3075Disability and Development20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3212Crimes of States and Powerful Elites20 
SLSP3230Global Terrorism and Violence20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP3500Gender, Technologies and the Body20Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery Modules

Basket 3: Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of optional modules

Last updated: 02/05/2024 11:24:46

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