Undergraduate Course: Global Perspectives in Sociology (SCIL10075)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Sociology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE FORMS PART OF THE NEW DEGREE PROGRAMME: MA GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY. THIS COURSE IS NORMALLY TAKEN IN THIRD YEAR AND WILL NOT BE TAUGHT UNTIL 2015-2016.
This course is a required course for all students taking the MA in Global and International Sociology, and is normally taken in the third year of that degree programme. It would not need to be delivered until 2015-16.
It addresses the problem of doing sociology from a global perspective, exploring concepts such as 'globalisation' 'world society' and 'world systems'. It considers both long-term (historical) and short-term (from the present) perspectives for understanding changing global social relations. It also engages the problems of defining 'society' and 'methodological nationalism' as well as questions of how to formulate sociological research on a global scale. Within this remit a variety of global processes may be explored, such as: migration, diaspora, international finance, war, aid, popular music, the internet, etc., to substantiate the underlying issues. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 0 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
* Articulate the key challenges of doing sociology from a global perspective.
* Identify and define key concepts in the global study of human society.
* Assess the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to studying society globally.
* Articulate how a global perspective might inform an honours project dissertation.
* Communicate effectively on this topic, both verbally and in writing. |
Assessment Information
| Normally 25% short essay or similar exercise, and 75% long essay. Exact assessment to be specified at outset of course delivery. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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