BA Politics and Sociology with International Experience (Study and Employment) (POLU34) ML

2018 - 2019

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
POL120 + Restricted to students studying single/dual honours Politics degrees..	Analysing Politics	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS1001	The Sociology of Everyday Life	AUT SEM	10 credits
SCS1002	The Sociological Imagination Seminar	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
SCS1011	Classical Sociological Theory	SPR SEM	10 credits
SCS1012 + Only available to students in the Department of Sociological Studies who are taking SCS1011 Classical Social Theory (lecture series)..	Exploring Classical Social Thought Seminars	SPR SEM	10 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
POL119 + Restricted to students studying single or dual honours degree in Politics..	Introduction to Global Political Economy	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL121 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Introduction to Western Political Thought	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
POL109 + Restricted to programmes listed in 14 above..	Introduction to Comparative Politics	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL117 + Restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree in Politics..	Introduction to International Relations	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL118	British Politics	SPR SEM	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
SCS1007 + EMPTY.	Introducing Criminology	SPR SEM	10 credits
SCS1029	Welfare Politics and the State	SPR SEM	10 credits

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (40 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
POL229 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics..	Political Analysis: Research Design and Data Analysis	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS2001 + SCS203: This is a similar module to SCS203 therefore you cannot register for SCS2001 if you have taken SCS203 previously..	Sociological Theory and Analysis	AUT SEM	20 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
POL223 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	International Relations Theory	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL226 + Restricted to students studying single and dual degrees in Politics..	Comparative Politics: Citizens, States, Power, and Protest	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL232 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics.	Contemporary US Foreign Policy	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL234 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics.	Political Theory in Practice	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
POL206 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	The Politics and Government of the European Union	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL217 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics.	The Political Economy of Global Capitalism	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL230 + Restricted to studentsstudying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Contemporary Security Challenges	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL231 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics.	Never Mind the Ballots! State and Society in the UK Today	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL235 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Honours degrees in Politics..	Development	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL236 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Honours degrees in Politics..	Contemporary Chinese Politics	SPR SEM	20 credits

a student can take unrestricted F5 units to the value of 20 credits.

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
SCS2006 + SCS230: This is a similar module to SCS230 therefore you cannot register for SCS2006 if you have taken SCS230 previously..	Sociology of the Family	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS2016	Sociology of the Media	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS2021 + EMPTY.	Crime, Justice and Social Policy	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS2022	Dynamics of Social Change and Policy	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
SCS2005 + SCS221: This is a similar module to SCS221 therefore you cannot register for SCS2005 if you have taken SCS221 previously..	Race, Immigration & Multiculturalism	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS2009 + SCS213: This is a similar module to SCS213 therefore you cannot register for SCS2009 if you have taken SCS213 previously..	The Sociology of Crime and Deviance	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS2023	Social Problems: Policy and Practice	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS2024	Digital Media and Social Change	SPR SEM	20 credits

Year 3

Before proceeding to the final year a student will spend one session in an appropriate country, in attendance at a university or other approved institution and in work placement, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

During the year overseas, the student will attend courses of study in the host university for which no University of Sheffield grades will be awarded. In addition the student will be required to complete a work placement abroad (a minimum of twenty per cent and a maximum of eighty per cent study/placement). A student who fails to satisfy these requirements in either study and/or placement will normally be required to become instead a student for the Degree of BA Politics and Sociology (POLU02).

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
POL116	Politics International Experience	ACAD YR	120 credits

Year 4

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
SCS3003 XCannot be taken with: SCS303	Extended Essay in Sociology	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS3025	Sociology of Evil	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS3031 + Previous study of a quantitative module (eg. SCS2004 or equivalent in the home department), and computer literarcy.	How to lie with statistics	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS3038	The Sociology of Organised Crime	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS3047	Protest, Movements and Social Change	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
SCS3003 XCannot be taken with: SCS303	Extended Essay in Sociology	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS3014	Men, Masculinities and Gender Relations	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS3028	Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS3034	What it means to be human	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS3042	Social Media, Data and Society	SPR SEM	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
POL3005 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3006 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying single and dual honours Politics degrees..	Civilisation, Empire and Hegemony	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3027 + Restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree in Politics..	Political Realism	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3030 + Restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree in Politics..	Marx and Contemporary Marxism	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3032 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Anti-Politics and Democratic Crisis	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3033 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Honours degrees in Politics..	Legitimate and Illegitimate Violence	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3034 + Restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree in Politics..	Narcopolitics	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3035 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Honours degrees in Politics..	Justice in World Politics	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3107 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3108 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: ECN213 SCS223 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics. Not available to students who have previously taken ECN213 or SCS223..	Politics and the Quality of Life	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3109 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3110 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Single and Dual degrees in Politics..	Britain and the European Union	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3119 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3120 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics..	Party Politics: Competition, Strategies & Campaigns	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3129 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3130 (when the module is running)	Parliamentary Studies	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3133 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics..	State Failure	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3137 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3138 (when the module is running)	Peacekeeping, State-building and International Intervention	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3139 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3140 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Pandemics and Panics: Health, Security and Global Politics	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3151 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Animals, Ethics and Politics	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3155 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3156 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Honours degrees in Politics.	German Politics: Domestic Contestation and Global Impact	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3161 + Restricted to students studying single and dual honours Politics degrees..	Political Theory in An Age of Total War	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
POL3001 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Honours degrees in Politics.	The Political Economy of Africa	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3019 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Terrorism, Violence and the State	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3026 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	War, Peace and Justice	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3028 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Political Ecology: Power, Nature and Society	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3031 + Restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree in Politics..	The Making of the Modern Middle East	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3123 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics..	Liberalism and its Critics	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3147 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics..	The Politics of Asylum	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3153 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Sex, Race and Death: Feminist Perspectives on War, Violence and (In)Security	SPR SEM	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 credits from this group.

Semester 2
POL3040 CCo-requisites: POL3041 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Honours degrees in Politics..	Research Project 1	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
POL3039 + Restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree in Politics..	Dissertation in Politics	ACAD YR	40 credits
POL3103 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Dissertation (Work Related)	ACAD YR	40 credits
POL3104 + Satisfactory completion of POL229. Restricted to students studying dual/single honours degrees in Politics..	Dissertation in Political Analysis	ACAD YR	40 credits

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