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BSc in Sociology

Programme Code: UBSO2

Department: Sociology

For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students from the 2018/19 academic year

Students on this programme have the opportunity to receive a language specialism attached to their degree certificate and transcript. See the details at the bottom of this page for more information.


Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

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Course number, title (unit value)

LSE100

LSE100 is a half unit taken by all students, running across Autumn and Winter Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of classification.

Students will choose ONE of the three half-unit options below:

LSE100A The LSE Course: How can we transform our climate futures? (0.5)

LSE100B The LSE Course: How can we control AI? (0.5)

LSE100C The LSE Course: How can we create a fair society? (0.5)

Year 1

Paper 1

SO102 Data in Society: Researching Social Life (1.0)

Paper 2

SO100 Key Concepts: Introduction to Social Theory (1.0)

Paper 3

SO110 Power, Inequality, and Difference: Contemporary Themes in Sociology (1.0)

Paper 4

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Year 1)

 

OR

Courses to the value of 1.0 units from the following, subject to approval by the candidate's Academic Mentor and the Departmental Tutor:

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Year 2

Paper 5

SO221 Researching London: Advanced Social Research Methods (1.0)

Paper 6

SO201 Key Concepts: Advanced Social Theory (1.0)

Paper 7

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Sociology Options List

Paper 8

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Sociology Options List

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Notes

Sociology students are not normally permitted to take level 1 (i.e. 1st year) courses in their 2nd and 3rd years of study apart from any available modern language degree course run by the Language Centre. Any requests to take other level 1 courses will be subject to approval by the student’s Academic Mentor and the Departmental Tutor and you should, therefore, ensure you discuss the reasons for your request with them before submitting your course selection in LSE for You.

Year 3

Paper 9

SO302 The Sociological Dissertation (1.0) #

Paper 10

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Sociology Options List

Paper 11

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Sociology Options List

Paper 12

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Sociology Options List

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Notes

Sociology students are not normally permitted to take level 1 (i.e. 1st year) courses in their 2nd and 3rd years of study apart from any available modern language degree course run by the Language Centre. Any requests to take other level 1 courses will be subject to approval by the student’s Academic Mentor and the Departmental Tutor and you should, therefore, ensure you discuss the reasons for your request with them before submitting your course selection in LSE for You.

Sociology Options List

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Year 1)

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

* means available with permission

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

1 : SO203 can not be taken with SO243

2 : SO210 can not be taken with SP271, SP270, SO240

3 : SO240 can not be taken with SO210, SP270, SP271

4 : SO243 can not be taken with SO203

Footnotes

A : If SO203 has not been taken before.

B : SO311 is available to students in Year 3 only.

Language Specialism:

Students who have taken and passed a 1.0 unit language course in each year of their degree (i.e. 25% of their overall programme of study) will be offered the opportunity to receive a language specialism attached to their degree certificate and transcript. Students must take all courses in the same language (French, Spanish, German, Mandarin or Russian) in order to qualify for the specialism. The three courses must also be consecutively harder in level, for example: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Students who choose to take language courses are not obligated to receive a specialism, but have the option if they wish. Degree certificates which include a language specialism will state the language in the title, for example: BSc in Sociology (with French).

Note for prospective students:

For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.