Undergraduate Course: Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society (SCIL08004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course introduces some of the key ideas of the discipline by examining the relationship between 'individuals' and 'societies'. Among the topics will be the social nature of the self, the influence of groups, gender identities, nationalism and the city. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
164 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 1500 word essay (40%) and one 24 hour take home exam (60%).
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| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- understand certain key sociological concepts, particularly those which link 'individuals' to 'society, and will have developed an introductory understanding of the relationship between sociological argument and evidence.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/ug/soc1/index.html |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Tutorials: One hour tutorials over ten weeks and starting in week two. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susie Donnelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 8258
Email: Susie.Donnelly@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Christine Lee
Tel: (0131 6)50 4457
Email: v1clee33@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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