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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019
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Degree Programme Table: Sociology with South Asian Studies (MA Hons) (UTSCYAS)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
After enrolling on your courses, please be sure to meet with your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society

Must be passed

SCIL08004 20 credits
Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems

Must be passed

SCIL08005 20 credits
Fundamentals: Developing Sociological Imagination

Must be passed

SCIL08010 0 credits

Course options

Courses from School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures- Multiples UG Courses-Level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Indian Civilisation 1
ASST08010 40 credits
Sanskrit 1
ASST08011 40 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: 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

You must take these courses
Sociology 2a: Thinking Sociologically

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCIL08012 20 credits
Sociology 2b: Researching Social Life

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCIL08013 20 credits
Fundamentals 2: Sociology

Must be passed

SCIL08011 0 credits

Course options

Core Options for South Asian Studies - Year 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Sanskrit 2
ASST08012 40 credits
Indian Religion and Philosophy 2
ASST08013 40 credits
South Asian Studies 2A
SAST08001 20 credits
South Asian Studies 2B
SAST08002 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who have passed either Introduction to Statistics for Social Science (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research with Statistics (SSPS08007) are not required to take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) and should take a Sociology Honours Option course instead. Students who have not taken Introduction to Statistics (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research with Statistics (SSSPS08007) must take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) as compulsory course.

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

You must take these courses
Social Theory
SCIL10018 20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Sociology Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Muslims in Europe
IMES10098 20 credits
Punishment and Society
LAWS10057 40 credits
Gender and Justice
LAWS10059 40 credits
Criminology 1
LAWS10104 20 credits
Gender and Justice 1
LAWS10148 20 credits
Social Demography
SCIL10006 20 credits
Social Theory
SCIL10018 20 credits
Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change
SCIL10020 20 credits
Sociology of the Human Body
SCIL10021 20 credits
Intimate Relationships
SCIL10023 20 credits
Sociology of the Environment and Risk
SCIL10024 20 credits
Social & Political Movements: Theory and Practice
SCIL10047 20 credits
Sociology of Intoxication
SCIL10054 20 credits
Religion and Society
SCIL10058 20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063 20 credits
Popular Music, Technology and Society
SCIL10064 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
Migration: social origins and social consequences
SCIL10068 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Race And Ethnicity
SCIL10071 20 credits
Sociology of Emotions
SCIL10072 20 credits
Gender, Marginality and Social Change
SCIL10073 20 credits
China's Contemporary Transformations
SCIL10076 20 credits
Economic Sociology: Theories and Enquiries
SCIL10077 20 credits
Dynamics of Social Inquiry
SCIL10078 20 credits
Digital Culture
SCIL10079 20 credits
The social life of food
SCIL10081 20 credits
Sociology of the Arts
SCIL10083 20 credits
Researching Social Power
SCIL10084 20 credits
The Sociology of Sex Work
SCIL10085 20 credits
Finance and Society
SCIL10086 20 credits
Topics in Social Theory
SCIL10087 20 credits
Sport, Media and Society
SPRT10021 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
SSPS10029 20 credits
The Internet and Society
STIS10001 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
STIS10005 20 credits
Energy Policy and Sustainability
STIS10008 20 credits
Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment
STIS10009 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
STIS10010 20 credits
Gender and Environment
STIS10012 20 credits
Sociology of Medicine
STIS10013 20 credits
AND

South Asian Studies Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits from South Asian Studies Level 10 courses
Notes:
Across years 3 and 4, at least 60 credits of level 10 courses must be from South Asian Studies.

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Sociology Project

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students are expected to use part of the summer vacation of their third year on research for the Project, which is normally on a South Asian topic.
Sociology Project
SCIL10045 40 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Sociology Year 4

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Muslims in Europe
IMES10098 20 credits
Punishment and Society
LAWS10057 40 credits
Gender and Justice
LAWS10059 40 credits
Criminology 1
LAWS10104 20 credits
Gender and Justice 1
LAWS10148 20 credits
Social Demography
SCIL10006 20 credits
Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change
SCIL10020 20 credits
Sociology of the Human Body
SCIL10021 20 credits
Sociology of the Environment and Risk
SCIL10024 20 credits
The Project Presentation
SCIL10037 20 credits
Social & Political Movements: Theory and Practice
SCIL10047 20 credits
Sociology of Intoxication
SCIL10054 20 credits
Religion and Society
SCIL10058 20 credits
Popular Music, Technology and Society
SCIL10064 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
Migration: social origins and social consequences
SCIL10068 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Race And Ethnicity
SCIL10071 20 credits
Sociology of Emotions
SCIL10072 20 credits
Gender, Marginality and Social Change
SCIL10073 20 credits
China's Contemporary Transformations
SCIL10076 20 credits
Economic Sociology: Theories and Enquiries
SCIL10077 20 credits
Dynamics of Social Inquiry
SCIL10078 20 credits
Digital Culture
SCIL10079 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Sociology
SCIL10080 20 credits
The social life of food
SCIL10081 20 credits
Sociology of the Arts
SCIL10083 20 credits
Researching Social Power
SCIL10084 20 credits
The Sociology of Sex Work
SCIL10085 20 credits
Finance and Society
SCIL10086 20 credits
Topics in Social Theory
SCIL10087 20 credits
Sport, Media and Society
SPRT10021 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Analysing Social Networks with Statistics
SSPS10029 20 credits
The Internet and Society
STIS10001 20 credits
Medical Sociology
STIS10002 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
STIS10005 20 credits
Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment
STIS10009 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
STIS10010 20 credits
Gender and Environment
STIS10012 20 credits
Sociology of Medicine
STIS10013 20 credits
AND

South Asian Studies Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits from South Asian Studies Level 10 courses
Notes:
Across years 3 and 4, at least 60 credits of level 10 courses must be from South Asian Studies.
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