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Department of Social & Policy Sciences Programme Catalogue 2015/16


UHSP-AKB05: BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement

Normal programme duration: 4 years


Click here for further information Possible DAPs for this programme:

Please see your programme handbook for circumstances where transfer to DAP may be permitted/required.

  

Click here for further informationPossible exit awards for this programme:



Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
PL10621 French written and spoken language 1 12 Credits
PL10626 German written and spoken language 1 12 Credits
PL10632 Italian written & spoken language 1 (advanced entry) 12 Credits
PL10638 Spanish written and spoken language 1 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
PS10086 Mind and behaviour 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Designated Essential Units:
SP10059 Academic and research skills I: introduction to qualitative methods 6 Credits
Compulsory Units:
SP10002 Social problems & social policy 6 Credits
SP10043 The foundations of sociology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
PL10103 Introduction to European studies 6 Credits
PL10505 Key concepts in politics 6 Credits
PL10712 Comparative politics 6 Credits
SP10204 Introduction to international development 6 Credits
SP10206 Thinking and working cross-culturally: Introduction to social analysis of development 6 Credits
ZZ10001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Designated Essential Units:
SP10159 Academic and research skills II: introduction to quantitative methods 6 Credits
Compulsory Units:
SP10001 Social policy, welfare and the state 6 Credits
SP10044 Putting social theory to work 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
PL10104 Europe since 1945 6 Credits
PL10410 Political ideologies 6 Credits
PL10417 British politics 6 Credits
SP10287 Social policy and YOU 6 Credits
ZZ10003 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Notes:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
* Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
PL20622 French written & spoken language 2 12 Credits
PL20627 German written & spoken language 2 12 Credits
PL20633 Italian written and spoken language 2 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
SP20062 Qualitative social research methods 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
Students may be allowed to take an additional Director of Studies unit in this semester.
PL20385 European political thought 6 Credits
PL20414 American politics 6 Credits
PS20109 Social psychology: traditional and critical approaches 6 Credits
SP20004 Family matters: the sociology of the family & family policy 6 Credits
SP20006 Poverty, social justice, and the state 6 Credits
SP20050 Sociology of criminal justice policy 6 Credits
SP20112 Theoretical issues 1: structure and agency and other dualisms in social theory 6 Credits
SP20207 Researching social change 6 Credits
SP20244 Political sociology 6 Credits
SP20261 Social concepts of humans, monsters and machines 6 Credits
ZZ20001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
SP20160 Quantitative data analysis 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
Students may be allowed to take an additional Director of Studies unit in this semester.
PL20416 Totalitarian politics 6 Credits
PS20107 Developmental psychology 6 Credits
SP20003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
SP20005 Making and communicating policy: theories and practices 6 Credits
SP20048 Organisational sociology and managing people 6 Credits
SP20069 Philosophy of the social sciences 6 Credits
SP20097 The sociology of health and healthcare today 6 Credits
SP20099 Understanding childhood: sociological perspectives & policy issues 6 Credits
SP20177 The sociology of the body 6 Credits
SP20208 International politics of development 6 Credits
SP20209 Development policy and practice 6 Credits
SP20262 The manufacture of consent: propaganda, public relations and power 6 Credits
SP20285 Society, welfare and policies in Europe 6 Credits
ZZ20004 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Notes:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
* Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
SP20067 Placement 60 Credits

Notes:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
* Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
SP30281 Social policy dissertation 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
PL30623 French written and spoken language 4 12 Credits
PL30628 German written & spoken language 4 12 Credits
PL30634 Italian written and spoken language 4 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
Students may be allowed to take an additional Director of Studies unit in this semester.
PL30107 Culture & national identity 6 Credits
PL30294 In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 6 Credits
PL30441 Gender and politics 6 Credits
PL30468 Transitions to democracy 6 Credits
PL30732 The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism 6 Credits
SP30013 Social protection and welfare reform 6 Credits
SP30054 Power & commitment in organisations 6 Credits
SP30072 Corporate power & the social challenge 6 Credits
SP30118 Theoretical issues II: subjectivities & identities 6 Credits
SP30161 Sociology of death 6 Credits
SP30210 Conflict, security and international development 6 Credits
SP30288 Lobbying, policy communications and democracy 6 Credits
SP30289 Drug and alcohol use and 'misuse': historical perspectives, key debates and policy responses 6 Credits
ZZ30001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
NB. Students may not take more than two level 2 options in their final year and must not repeat a unit already taken in year 2.
PL20385 European political thought 6 Credits
PL20414 American politics 6 Credits
SP20004 Family matters: the sociology of the family & family policy 6 Credits
SP20006 Poverty, social justice, and the state 6 Credits
SP20050 Sociology of criminal justice policy 6 Credits
SP20207 Researching social change 6 Credits
SP20244 Political sociology 6 Credits
SP20261 Social concepts of humans, monsters and machines 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Students may be allowed to take an additional Director of Studies unit in this semester.
PL30108 Politically committed European culture 6 Credits
PL30295 In search of Europe (2): integration and disintegration in Europe since 1989 6 Credits
PL30756 The politics of Latin America 6 Credits
SP30129 Sexual violence: explanations, responses & debates 6 Credits
SP30263 Ideas about 'terrorism' 6 Credits
SP30264 Understanding religion in the contemporary world 6 Credits
SP30276 Gender, sexuality, science, and technology 6 Credits
SP30286 Policy evaluation 6 Credits
SP40215 Critical issues in social development 6 Credits
ZZ30004 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
NB. Students may not take more than two level 2 options in their final year and must not repeat a unit already taken in year 2.
PL20416 Totalitarian politics 6 Credits
SP20003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
SP20005 Making and communicating policy: theories and practices 6 Credits
SP20048 Organisational sociology and managing people 6 Credits
SP20097 The sociology of health and healthcare today 6 Credits
SP20099 Understanding childhood: sociological perspectives & policy issues 6 Credits
SP20177 The sociology of the body 6 Credits
SP20208 International politics of development 6 Credits
SP20209 Development policy and practice 6 Credits
SP20262 The manufacture of consent: propaganda, public relations and power 6 Credits

Notes:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
* Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.