MODULE SELECTION FOR 2009/2010 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SINGLE HONOURS SOCIOLOGY STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR 2ND YEAR Important

Dates Wednesday 6th May

12.30pm R03/4, Module Advice Talk given by the Director of Undergraduate studies, Dr Cecily Jones. 1.00pm 5.15pm Module Talks - various venues A 15 minute talk will be given by the convenor of each module. You will be able to hear about what each module involves. Time permitting there will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have. See timetable of talks on page 5 of this document. 5.30pm - 7pm Post Assessed Essay/Pre Exam Summer Punch Party LIB2 From 5.30pm onwards, the department invites you to a Post Assessed Essay/Pre Exam Summer Punch Party. It's in LIB2 and it's one of the highlights of the Sociology social calendar - it's a great opportunity to mix informally with staff, relax and chat to other students who have just completed the module(s) you're considering taking next year. We hope to see you all there - so take a bit of time off from revision and have a drink on the department!

After 6th May

Complete the Module Request Form (page 4 of this document).

Monday 11th May

Deadline for completing your Module Selection Form. You MUST return it to Jane Cooper (R2.17A) by 4pm Monday 11th May

Week beginning Monday 18th May

It is hoped to confirm student modules by E-mail during this week.

SELECTING YOUR MODULES

Read the summary of course regulations (below) together with the specialism information on pages 6 9 of this document. The Department provides a range of information to help you make your selection Module descriptions (on website http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/undergrad/current/options) Module Talks (6th May see page 5) Module reports from previous years (see Sociology Website: http://www2.wanvick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/undergrad/reports/) An opportunity to chat informally to staff and students (Post Assessed Essay/Pre Exam party on 6th May)

Once you have made your choices complete your Module Request Form (page 4) , following appropriate instructions. Return it to Jane Cooper by Monday 11th May. Please ensure you have selected the appropriate number of modules and ONE reserve. In total you must have selected FOUR modules (120 CATS) and ONE reserve. Students will have their modules confirmed by E-Mail as soon as possible in the week beginning Monday 18th May.

MODULE REGULATIONS FOR 1ST YEAR SINGLE HONOURS SOCIOLOGY STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR 2ND YEAR
You are required to take FOUR modules Ensure you have selected at least ONE module from List A and THREE (plus a reserve) from List B on your Module Selection Form. If you intend claiming a specialism ensure you are meeting its criteria Do NOT select a Module you have previously taken If you wish to take an outside option outside the regulations for your degree * Check with the providing Department that you are eligible to take the module. NB: If youre considering taking a language please be aware it must be at level 3 or above unless you are continuing with a language from the previous year. Discuss the possibility with your personal tutor and be 100% sure its a module youre attracted to, youre confident its within your capability and that it will hold your interest for a year.

Complete a green Outside Option Form (available from Jane Cooper, R2.17A). You should then seek approval from Professor Liz Dowler (R3.31) who will be available between 2.30pm 3.30pm on Thursday 7th May. When signed by Liz return the form to Jane Cooper attached to your Module Selection Form. Please note that outside options are taken instead of one 30 CATS Sociology module. Total for the year must be 120 CATS.

If you have any queries regarding your module selection please do not hesitate to ask Jane Cooper, (J.P.Cooper@warwick.ac.uk) or 024 76 524771

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY MODULE REQUEST FORM 2009-2010 ST 1 YEAR SINGLE HONOURS SOCIOLOGY STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR 2ND YEAR.
Name.. Student Number...

Mobile Pone Number ... ___________________________________________________________________________ Are you intending working towards a Specialism? (Yes/No/Unsure) . If so, which one .

Please select FOUR modules by placing a tick in the box next to the module(s) you wish to take, you also need to select ONE reserve.

Module Select ONE of: (LIST A)

Field Studies in Social Research Surveys, Secondary Analysis and Social Statistics Theoretical Ideas in Sociology

Reserve

Select THREE modules and one reserve (LIST B)

Comparative and Historical Sociology Contemporary Health Issues Field Studies in Social Research Gender, Culture and Popular Media Politics of food and Nutrition Social Theory of Law Social Welfare in Britain Sociologies of Colonialism Sociology of Health and Illness Sociology of Human Rights Surveys, Secondary Analysis and Social Statistics Theoretical Ideas in Sociology Transformations: Gender, Reproduction and Contemporary Society Visual Sociology Signed

Date .

Please complete this form after you have attended Module Talks ensuring you have selected FOUR modules in total. It should then be returned to Jane Cooper in R2.17A by Monday 11TH MAY 2009 , 4pm 4

OPTION TALKS WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY

Cecily Jones (1st yr Director of U/G Studies) Liz Dowler (Honours Level Director of U/G Studies) 1pm 1.15pm 1.30pm 1.45pm 2.00pm 2.15pm Sociology of Developing Societies Social Theory of Law 2.30pm Sociology of Education Sexuality and Society Visual Sociology Race, Difference & Inclusive Society Transformations Money, Sex and Power Field Studies 3.45pm 4.00pm 4.15pm 4.30pm 4.45pm 5.30 7 Youth and Society Comparative and Historical Sociology Sociologies of Colonialism Politics of Food and Nutrition Sociology of Health and Illness Summer Punch Party Phil Mizen Gurminder Bhambra / Clare Anderon Clare Anderson/Cecily Jones Liz Dowler Simon Williams All Sociology Students 3 2+3 2+3 2+3 2+3 LIB 2 Cath Lambert Carol Wolkowitz Phil Mizen Peter Ratcliffe Cecily Jones Nickie Charles Karen Throsby 3 2 2+3 2+3 2 3 2 Parita Mukta Claire Grant 3 2 Contemporary Social Theory Contemporary Health Issues Theoretical Ideas in Sociology Charles Turner Mick Carpenter Charles Turner 3 2+3 2 Dissertation Gender. Culture and Popular Media Social Welfare in Britain Robert Fine Deborah Steinberg Mick Carpenter 3 2+3 2 Sociology of Human Rights* Surveys Robert Fine Richard Lampard Current 1st years R03/4

12.30pm

Option Advice Talk by Director(s) of U/G Studies.

Current 2nd years (inc 3rd yr S021 Law/Soc) R03/4 2+3 2

F1.10

2.45pm 3.00pm 3.15pm

3.30pm

* This is a new module for 09/10 and the module description is awaiting approval. Once approved this will be e-mailed to all Sociology Students non-Sociology students should visit the Sociology web-site or see Jane Cooper

By reading the information below consider if you wish to claim a specialism, you do not have to, but if you do ensure you fill its criteria by selecting the appropriate modules.

SOCIOLOGY REGULATIONS, INCLUDING SPECIALISMS

During their degree single honours Sociology students are able to choose from one of four elective specialisms and this elective can be added to their final degree title. The electives can be chosen to concentrate on an area of particular interest or with a view to preparing for postgraduate study or entry to a particular field of employment. Alternatively, students can select from the wide range of optional modules in the second and third years and retain the general degree title BA Sociology. The basic norm when choosing an elective Specialism is that you take at least four modules in the specialist area, at least two of which must be taken at honours level and one of which must be a Dissertation relating to that Specialism. BA Sociology with Specialism in Cultural Studies This elective Specialism offers students the opportunity of developing a critical understanding of cultural practices and identities in everyday life, including how they are shaped by, and shape, the social. Particular aspects of culture are examined, such as popular media and/or fiction, and particular methods are taught, such as the production and interpretation of fiction and memoir and/or the production and interpretation of the visual. See the table below for a breakdown of modules that need to be completed to claim this specialism. BA Sociology with Specialism in Gender Studies This elective Specialism allows students to develop a critical understanding of key concepts of feminist thought and the ways these are informed by, and inform, sociological enquiry; a sensitivity to the pervasiveness of gender divisions and their articulation with other major social divisions such as class, sexuality or 'race1; an ability to situate this understanding internationally, with a knowledge of the different forms that these articulations may take in specific cultural and historical contexts. See the table below for a breakdown of modules that need to be completed to claim this specialism. BA Sociology with Specialism in Research Methods This elective specialism allows students to develop a broad range of practical research skills and a strong methodological understanding in relation to the core research traditions within sociological research. This includes an understanding of the epistemological and conceptual issues concerning the development of social research projects; research design and process; the development and application of quantitative and qualitative research instruments, and the potential for their combination; the practicalities of undertaking data gathering and field work, and questions of ethics; the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data; writing reports and presenting research findings. This combination of understanding and skills is further pursued through project work. See the table below for a breakdown of modules that need to be completed to claim this specialism. BA Sociology with Specialism in Social Policy This elective specialism allows students to develop a critical understanding of social policy and social welfare, with a particular emphasis on the role of the state in the restructuring of social life and its impact on health and welfare. Consideration is given to the role of social policy in addressing social divisions, both in historical and comparative context; the creation of a social Europe and the implications of this for welfare provision in the United Kingdom; the organisation and delivery of social health care provision and its implications for inequalities in health, food and nutrition; and the contemporary social problems of youth. See the table below for a breakdown of modules that need to be completed to claim this specialism. 6

SOCIOLOGY WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIALISMS: CORE MODULES 2009/2010 * Figure(s) in bracket indicate in which year of their degree students can take the module.
DEGREE YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3

SOCIOLOGY WITHOUT A SPECIALISM

SII

At least ONE of Theoretical Ideas Field Studies Surveys

Dissertation

SII Social Welfare in Britain

At least ONE of Theoretical Ideas Field Studies Surveys Social Welfare in Britain (if not taken in year 1)

Dissertation in Social Policy

SOCIOLOGY WITH SPECIALISM IN SOCIAL POLICY

During their 2nd and 3rd Year students must also complete at least TWO of (year offered in brackets) Contemporary Health Issues (2 or 3) Politics of Food and Nutrition (2 or 3) Sociology of Education (3) Sociology of Health and Illness (2 or 3) Youth and Society (3)

DEGREE

YEAR 1

YEAR 2

YEAR 3

SII At least ONE of Gender, Class & Empire Births of Feminisms SOCIOLOGY WITH SPECIALISM IN GENDER STUDIES

At least ONE of Theoretical Ideas Field Studies Surveys

Dissertation in Gender Studies

During their 2nd and 3rd Year students must also complete at least TWO of (year offered in brackets) Gender, Culture and Popular Media (2) Money, Sex and Power (3) Transformations (2) Sexuality and Society (3)

SII

Must take BOTH: Field Studies Surveys

Dissertation in Research Methods

SOCIOLOGY WITH SPECIALISM IN RESEARCH METHODS

During their 2nd or 3rd Year students must also complete Visual Sociology (2 or 3)

SII Media Sociology

At least ONE of Theoretical Ideas; Field Studies; Surveys

Dissertation in Cultural Studies

SOCIOLOGY WITH SPECIALISM IN CULTURAL STUDIES

During their 2nd and 3rd Year students must also complete at least TWO of (year offered in brackets) Gender, Culture and Popular Media (2) Money, Sex and Power (3) Sociology of Education (3) Visual Sociology (2 or 3) Youth and Society (3)