Undergraduate Course: Fundamentals: Developing Sociological Imagination (SCIL08010)
Course Outline
School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 0 |
Home subject area | Sociology |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course encourages students to take enjoyment in sociological ideas and apply them in everyday life. The course aims to induct first year students into the Sociology subject area and help students to develop the sociological study skills required at university level. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
10 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain competence and confidence in the key study skills required for sociology students at university including literature searching, essay writing, numerical literacy, critical sociological thinking and evaluating online sources from a sociological perspective. Students will also learn how sociological ideas can be applied in a range of everyday contexts including news consumption, media consumption and life experience. |
Assessment Information
Summative form of assessment to be developed as appropriate. |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mr Ross Bond
Tel: (0131 6)50 3919
Email: R.J.Bond@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Karen Dargo
Tel: (0131 6)51 1306
Email: Karen.Dargo@ed.ac.uk |
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