SO505     
Becoming a Professional Sociologist

This information is for the 2025/26 session.

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Requisites

Pre-requisites:

Students must have completed SO500 before taking this course.

Additional requisites:

Students will have upgraded to PhD and undertaken at least one year of SO501.

This half-unit course will provide a workshop environment to discuss key aspects of developing a career as a Sociologist. These may include:

1. Writing, submitting and revising journal articles;
2. Networking and conference attendance;
3. Applying for research funding/jobs;
4. Using social media;
5. Developing CVs.

Students will:

• Gain an understanding of the different aspects involved in developing a career in academic Sociology
• Gain practical understanding of how to pursue the different elements of a sociological career in order to be in a good position in the job market and for postdoctoral funding
• Provide support for students as they are finishing their PhD and move into the next stage of their career as sociologists

2 hours of workshops in the Winter Term.
2 hours of workshops in the Autumn Term.

Content will generally be student led.

There is no formative assessment for this course.

There is no reading list for this course.

There is no summative assessment for this course.