SOC5015 - Sociological Theory: Global and Local Connections

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

Sociological Theory: Global and Local connections is a sociological theory module that continues the thread established in Sociological Theory: Power, Culture and Control. You will explore and examine a number of dimensions relating to human experience and social life, engaging with contemporary sociological theory in particular. It connects with the rest of your degree programme by consolidating and enhancing your knowledge and understanding of fundamental theoretical and conceptual frameworks in the discipline of sociology.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: 25 (Full Cohort)

Workshops
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: 25 (Full Cohort)

Guided independent study
Hours: 130

Further Infromation Relating to Assessment

Students will be required to draw on module content to discuss major theorists, concepts, and themes discussed on the module. There is choice in what parts of the module for focus on. These choices will be grounded in the choice of a title.

Students will be required to choose appropriate and relevant sociological theory to examine and build an argument which provides a direct response to the title question chosen. In so doing, they will also critically examine the appropriate academic debates surrounding their choice of theory.

Assessment tasks are designed to measure the extent to which you have satisfied the Level Learning Outcomes for your programme. Some modules, for example where there are professional body (PSRB) requirements, will also test for module-specific skills and knowledge.

Further details of assessment are available in the Assessment Handbook for your programme and in Assessment Briefs provided by Module Tutors.

Assessment:

001 Essay; 2,000 words; end of semester 2 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Andrew Brierley
Level - 5
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S2

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