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Degree Programme Table: Sociology and Politics (MA Hons) (UTSCYPO)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCIL08004 Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society As available 20
    SCIL08005 Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems As available 20
    PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations As available 20
    SCIL08010 Fundamentals: Developing Sociological Imagination As available 0
    PLIT08011 Political Thinkers As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond As available 20
    SCIL08012 Sociology 2a: Thinking Sociologically As available 20
    SCIL08013 Sociology 2b: Researching Social Life As available 20
    PLIT08008 Comparative Politics in a Globalized World As available 20
    SCIL08011 Fundamentals 2: Sociology As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree, are automatically entitled to progress to honours. Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCIL10018 Social Theory As available 20
    SCIL10062 Designing and Doing Social Research As available 20
    SCIL10063 Doing Survey Research As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10054    Global Justice and Citizenship   20  
    PLIT10060    Approaches to Politics and International Relations   20  

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    PLIT10092    Egypt: Political Dynamics in a Changing Middle East   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    PLIT10097    Referendums in Comparative Perspective   20  

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    LAWS10104    Criminology 1   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10073    Gender, Marginality and Social Change   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10064    Popular Music, Technology and Society   20  
    SCIL10037    The Project Presentation   20  
    SCIL10058    Religion and Society   20  
    SCIL10018    Social Theory   20  
    SCIL10072    Sociology of Emotions   20  
    SCIL10054    Sociology of Intoxication   20  
    SCIL10024    Sociology of the Environment and Risk   20  
    SPRT10021    Sport, Media and Society   20  
    SCIL10056    The Internet and Society   20  
    SCIL10076    China's Contemporary Transformations   20  
    LAWS10059    Gender and Justice   40  
    SCIL10046    Theories of Power   20  
    SCIL10055    Youth Culture, Media and Society   20  
    SCIL10020    Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change   20  
    LAWS10056    Criminology   40  
    LAWS10148    Gender and Justice 1   20  

     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    PLIT10092    Egypt: Political Dynamics in a Changing Middle East   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    PLIT10097    Referendums in Comparative Perspective   20  

     




    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCIL10045    Sociology Project   40  
    PLIT10030    Dissertation (MA Politics)   40  

    Notes:If taking the Sociology Project students are expected to use part of the summer vacation of their third year on research for it.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    LAWS10104    Criminology 1   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10073    Gender, Marginality and Social Change   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10064    Popular Music, Technology and Society   20  
    SCIL10037    The Project Presentation   20  
    SCIL10058    Religion and Society   20  
    SCIL10018    Social Theory   20  
    SCIL10072    Sociology of Emotions   20  
    SCIL10054    Sociology of Intoxication   20  
    SCIL10024    Sociology of the Environment and Risk   20  
    SPRT10021    Sport, Media and Society   20  
    SCIL10056    The Internet and Society   20  
    SCIL10076    China's Contemporary Transformations   20  
    LAWS10059    Gender and Justice   40  
    SCIL10046    Theories of Power   20  
    SCIL10055    Youth Culture, Media and Society   20  
    SCIL10020    Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change   20  
    LAWS10056    Criminology   40  
    LAWS10148    Gender and Justice 1   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    PLIT10092    Egypt: Political Dynamics in a Changing Middle East   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    PLIT10097    Referendums in Comparative Perspective   20  

     


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