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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Sociology

Undergraduate Course: Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems (SCIL08005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is designed to explore sociological thinking with regard to a number of issues of contemporary concern. Topics will include risk, aspects of post modernity, intimate relations, sociology of the body, the rise of the image, and emerging forms of inequality.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  524
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( 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 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Blog based on tutorial exercises to be written throughout course (50%)
End of course essay (50%).
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will develop their understanding of the sociological perspective
  2. Students will be introduced to four areas of study which illustrate the relationship between private troubles and public problems
  3. Students will understand how sociological perspectives have to adapt to contemporary changes in national and global society and culture
  4. Students will have the ability to critically analyse and evaluate core sociological ideas
  5. Students will demonstrate the ability to understand, summarise and critically assess sociological work
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.ed.ac.uk/sociol
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information One hour tutorials over ten weeks and starting in Week 2
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Lisa Mccormick
Tel:
Email: Lisa.McCormick@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emma Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3060
Email: Emma.Thomson@ed.ac.uk
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