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UKTSOCP007: BSc (hons): Social Sciences



Year 1, Semester 1

Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)


Mandatory Units

SOCP0001 Introduction to social policy & the welfare state 1      6 Credits

SOCP0043 Sociology of industrial societies 1: classical theories      6 Credits

SOCP0059 Core skills for social scientists: social research methods      3 Credits

SOCP0110 Core skills for social scientists: information technology methods      3 Credits


Optional Units

Select 2 units from the following list:

ECOI0008 The modern world economy 1      6 Credits

ESML0417 British politics      6 Credits

PSYC0001 Psychology 1      6 Credits

PSYC0002 Mind, brain & behaviour      6 Credits




Year 1, Semester 2


Mandatory Units

SOCP0002 Introduction to social policy & the welfare state 2      6 Credits

SOCP0044 Sociology of industrial societies 2: social change & social control      6 Credits

SOCP0060 Quantitative methods: Surveys & data analysis      6 Credits


Optional Units

Select 2 units from the following list:

ECOI0009 The modern world economy 2      6 Credits

ESML0410 Political ideologies      6 Credits

PSYC0057 Becoming a social person      6 Credits

PSYC0058 The intelligent being      6 Credits




Year 2, Semester 1

Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)


Mandatory Units

SOCP0061 Quantitative methods: Advanced techniques for social & policy research      3 Credits


Optional Units

Select 1 unit from the following list:

SOCP0018 Community profiling: research in action      3 Credits

SOCP0085 Using existing data: secondary analysis in social research      3 Credits

Select 4 units from the following list:

ECOI0012 Economic thought & policy 1      6 Credits

ECOI0016 Economics of social policy      6 Credits

ECOI0042 Politics of developing countries: ethnicity, religion and nationalism      6 Credits

ESML0105 Europe 2A: Politics of the European Union      6 Credits

ESML0414 American politics      6 Credits

ESML0415 Media politics      6 Credits

PSYC0008 Cognitive psychology      6 Credits
PSYC0010 Clinical psychology      6 Credits

SOCP0004 Family and gender      6 Credits

SOCP0006 Political values & social policy      6 Credits

SOCP0047 Sociology of work & industry      6 Credits

SOCP0049 The sociology of crime & deviance      6 Credits

SOCP0069 Social theory & social philosophy      6 Credits




Year 2, Semester 2


Mandatory Units

SOCP0062 Qualitative social research methods      6 Credits


Optional Units

Select 4 units from the following list:

ECOI0023 Social change and development      6 Credits

ECOI0043 Governance and the policy process in developing countries      6 Credits

ECOI0079 Economics of politics      6 Credits

ECOI0081 Economic organisation of the European Community      6 Credits

ESML0385 European political thought      6 Credits

ESML0416 Totalitarian politics      6 Credits

ESML0428 Film, politics & society      6 Credits

PSYC0007 Developmental psychology      6 Credits

PSYC0009 Social psychology      6 Credits

SOCP0003 'Race' & racism      6 Credits

SOCP0005 Politics and the policy process      6 Credits

SOCP0010 Social policy evaluation      6 Credits

SOCP0022 Organisation & management of personal social services      6 Credits

SOCP0026 Sociology of social work      6 Credits

SOCP0048 Understanding industrial behaviour      6 Credits

SOCP0050 Sociology of criminal justice policy      6 Credits

SOCP0051 Social structure & languages of class      6 Credits

SOCP0097 Sociology of health and illness      6 Credits

SOCP0099 Childhood: sociological perspectives & policy issues      6 Credits




Year 3, Academic Year

Mode of Attendance: Paid period of experience


Mandatory Units

SOCP0090 BSc Social Sciences Placement      60 Credits




Year 4, Semester 1

Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)


Mandatory Units

SOCP0008 Social policy dissertation 1      6 Credits


Optional Units

Select 4 units from the following list (Choose those not taken at Part 1):

ECOI0012 Economic thought & policy 1      6 Credits

ECOI0016 Economics of social policy      6 Credits

ECOI0040 International relations 1: A history of international relations theory      6 Credits

ECOI0042 Politics of developing countries: ethnicity, religion and nationalism      6 Credits

ESML0101 Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika      6 Credits

ESML0107 European option E1: Intellectuals & identity in contemporary Europe      6 Credits

ESML0294 European option E5: In search of Europe (1) - Europe divided      6 Credits

ESML0414 American politics      6 Credits

ESML0415 Media politics      6 Credits

MANG0040 European integration studies 1      5 Credits

PSYC0008 Cognitive psychology      6 Credits
PSYC0010 Clinical psychology      6 Credits

SOCP0004 Family and gender      6 Credits

SOCP0006 Political values & social policy      6 Credits

SOCP0011 Health policies & politics      6 Credits

SOCP0013 Social security policy and welfare reform      6 Credits

SOCP0034 Working with offenders      6 Credits

SOCP0047 Sociology of work & industry      6 Credits

SOCP0049 The sociology of crime & deviance      6 Credits

SOCP0052 Theoretical issues in sociology      6 Credits

SOCP0054 Power & commitment in organisations      6 Credits

SOCP0071 Sociology of punishment      6 Credits

SOCP0072 The social dialectics of business sovereignty      6 Credits

SOCP0098 Disability and society      6 Credits




Year 4, Semester 2


Mandatory Units

SOCP0009 Social policy dissertation 2      12 Credits


Optional Units

Select 3 units from the following list (Choose those not taken at Part 1):

ECOI0023 Social change and development      6 Credits

ECOI0041 International relations 2: contemporary international relations      6 Credits

ECOI0043 Governance and the policy process in developing countries      6 Credits

ECOI0079 Economics of politics      6 Credits

ECOI0081 Economic organisation of the European Community      6 Credits

ESML0102 Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia      6 Credits

ESML0108 European option E2: Politically committed European culture: the end of an era?      6 Credits

ESML0295 European option E6: In search of Europe (2) - Europe in the 1990s: towards unification?      6 Credits

ESML0385 European political thought      6 Credits

ESML0416 Totalitarian politics      6 Credits

ESML0428 Film, politics & society      6 Credits

ESML0441 Women & politics in Europe      6 Credits

MANG0059 European integration studies 2      5 Credits

PSYC0007 Developmental psychology      6 Credits

PSYC0009 Social psychology      6 Credits

SOCP0003 'Race' & racism      6 Credits

SOCP0005 Politics and the policy process      6 Credits

SOCP0010 Social policy evaluation      6 Credits

SOCP0012 European social policy: a comparative approach      6 Credits

SOCP0022 Organisation & management of personal social services      6 Credits

SOCP0026 Sociology of social work      6 Credits

SOCP0048 Understanding industrial behaviour      6 Credits

SOCP0050 Sociology of criminal justice policy      6 Credits

SOCP0055 Comparative industrial relations      6 Credits

SOCP0056 Environmental policy & the countryside      6 Credits

SOCP0070 Social issues in contemporary Europe      6 Credits

SOCP0084 The politics of the welfare state      6 Credits

SOCP0097 Sociology of health and illness      6 Credits

SOCP0099 Childhood: sociological perspectives & policy issues      6 Credits



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