Sociological Skills and ReasoningAims to develop in students skills in handling Sociological material. It also provides an introduction to word processing, computing and social research methods. In the second year, there are 4 main units and students also have to take 4 single semester options. This builds on the work done in Part I and focuses on recent and current theoretical issues in sociology. This course also builds on work done in the first year providing a greater understanding of how and why social research is carried out.
Students are also able to choose four single semester electives.
In the final year there is only one compulsory component which is the Project. This gives students the opportunity to use the critical and technical skills they have acquired in order to produce an extended sociological report on the subject of their choice. Students choose six single semester options. Options will depend upon staff specialisms and the current availability of staff. Students may choose a number of electives on other degree programmes.