Sociology with Quantitative Methods – Degree Programme Table |
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Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
Sociology 1A |
Sociology 1B |
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Mathematics for Social Science |
Introduction to Statistics for Social Science |
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40 credits outside subjects |
Year 2 |
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Sociology 2A |
Sociology 2B |
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20 credits outside |
Doing Social Research with Statistics |
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40 credits outside subjects |
Year 3 |
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DDSR |
Advanced QM Option |
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Social Theory |
40 credits of Sociology |
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Statistical Modelling |
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Year 4 |
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Advanced QM Option |
Advanced QM Option or Sociology level 10 |
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40 credits Sociology options level 10 |
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Dissertation 40 credits or Placement-based Dissertation |
Notes: 60 – 80 credits for ‘with’ degree.
New QM courses
Year 1 & 2, Semester 1, Mathematics for Social Science
Learning objectives:
Year 1 & 2, Semester 2, Introduction to Statistics for Social Scientists
Learning objectives:
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Basic SPSS skills, including graphical skills
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Introduction to secondary data access and management
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Understanding of measures of association
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Appreciation of the difference between association and causality
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An understanding of inference and the logic of sampling
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Communicating basic statistics
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The concept of control
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Being able to construct 3 way cross-tabulations
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An introduction to regression analysis
Year 2, Semester 2, Doing Social Research with Statistics
Pre-requisite: Introduction to Social Statistics for Social Scientists or conversion course
Learning objectives:
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Data reduction techniques
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Digital social research
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Logistic regression
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Using alternative software to SPSS
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Ethics of survey fieldwork
Year 3, Semester 1, Statistical Modelling
Pre-requisite: Doing Social Research with Statistics
Learning objectives:
Honours options, semester long options (20 credits)
Pre-requisite: Statistical Modelling
Could include: SEM, Multilevel modelling, complex survey, panel data, cross-national models, latent variable techniques etc. Could also include courses shared with Mathematics (with separate tutorials and assessment). The options to be offered will be those which are being used in research in the School.
Indicative Honours Options 2016-14 (not all options are available in any given year)
Please note that all these courses are available to Sociology students but are NOT all run by Sociology
Progression:
Y1 |
Students must pass all subjects. |
Y2 |
A pass in six courses overall, with a mark of 50% or more in required courses. |
Y3 |
End of semester degree examinations |
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Students with sufficient credits may exit at end of Year 3 with BA Humanities and Social Science. Students who choose not to continue after year 3 of the Honours programme may also, with the discretion of the examination board, be awarded the BA. |
Y4 |
Degree classification based on performance in 240 credits courses taken in Y3 and Y4, assessed in the year they are taken. |
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