Postgraduate Course: Key Debates in Global and International Sociology (SCIL11021)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Sociology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course will provide a general overview of key debates through a range of selected topics.
It will provide a balance between a focus on our local $ůsociety&© and more international or transnational perspectives.
The course will complement student learning in theory and methods of doing research by repeatedly returning to theoretical perspectives and their relationship to bodies of evidence, and the process of constructing the theoretical substance of data.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
&· To be able to construct a sociologically-informed argument, using appropriate evidence about contemporary societies and social processes.
&· To be able to demonstrate sociological understanding of the relationship between individuals, groups and social institutions and the importance of cultural and social context, social processes, social diversity and inequality
&· To have an appreciation of the value of comparative and transnational analysis;
&· familiarity with sociological understandings of
&· To be able to discuss social processes underpinning social change and social stability;
&· To understand the appropriate use of a range of research strategies and methods in gaining sociological knowledge; |
Assessment Information
| Assessment will be by a final essay of 3500-4000 words, on a topic to be agreed between the student and the course convenor. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Aditya Bharadwaj
Tel: (0131 6)51 3861
Email: Adi.Bharadwaj@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Madina Howard
Tel:
Email: Madina.Howard@ed.ac.uk |
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