BA Applied Social Sciences with Journalism (SMIU31) PT

2018 - 2019

Year 1

STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE SHEFFIELD METHODS INSTITUTE DIRECTLY FOR INFORMATION ON WHICH UNITS ARE STUDIED IN EACH YEAR (LEVEL).

A student will take units to the value of one hundred and twenty credits as prescribed in the regulations for SMIU22 Applied Social Sciences (Part Time).

Year 2

Year 3

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

A student will take

Semester 1
JNL206 + Restricted to students studying Journalism.	Media Law	AUT SEM	20 credits
SMI201 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: ACE1813 SCS1008 Is a pre-requisite for: SMI202 SMI202 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: SMI203 + SCS1008; SMI103; SMI104; ACE1813.	Doing Quantitative Research	AUT SEM	15 credits
SMI202 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACE1813 SCS1008 SMI201 + SCS1008; SM103; SMI104; ACE1813; SMI201.	Doing Qualitative Research	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
SMI203 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACE1813 SCS1008 CCo-requisites: SMI201 SMI202 + SCS1008; SMI103; SMI104; ACE1813. SMI201; SMI202.	Planning and Presenting Research Ideas	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 (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
JNL217 + Only available to students in the Department of Journalism.	Alternative Media	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
JNL210	Language and Journalism	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 (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
EDU205	Children and Digital Cultures	AUT SEM	20 credits
EDU206 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: EDU312 (when the module is running)	Psychology and Learning Communities	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO258	Geographies of Development	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO259	Atmospheres and Oceans	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO269	Social and Cultural Geographies	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO277 + Only available to students on the BSc/MEnvSci Environmental Science programmes.	Environmental Pollution and Quality	AUT SEM	20 credits
JNL217 + Only available to students in the Department of Journalism.	Alternative Media	AUT SEM	20 credits
LAW218 + Only available to law students (and BA Soc/Pol).	Responding to Crime	AUT SEM	20 credits
LAW353 + Only available to law students (and BA Soc/Pol). Cannot take LAW225..	Analysing Crime Data	AUT SEM	20 credits
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
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
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
TRP216 + STUDENTS SHOULD BE COMPUTER LITERATE AND UNDERSTAND BASIC SPREADSHEET, MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL CONCEPTS. LEVEL 1 CORE MODULES ON `INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SKILLS' AND `QUANTITATIVE METHODS' SHOULD PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THESE PREREQUISITE SKILLS.. SMI106 is a pre-requisite for all students on the SMIU01 programme. Unit restricted to USP students and students on SMIU01..	Spatial Analysis	AUT SEM	20 credits
TRP234	Urban Theory	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
EDU207	Dimensions of Education Policy	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO243 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: GEO327 GEO360 GEO364 GEO378 (when the module is running)	Political Geographies	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO246	Environment, Society and Politics	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO261	Ice Age Earth	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO268	Glaciers and Ice Sheets	SPR SEM	20 credits
JNL210	Language and Journalism	SPR SEM	20 credits
LAW217 + Only available to law students.	Punishment and Penal Policy	SPR SEM	20 credits
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
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
TRP217	Profit, Planning and Context	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
SMI204	Placement	ACAD YR	20 credits

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of 2A, 2B and 2C above and who does not proceed to Level 3 will be eligible for the award of the Diploma in Applied Social Sciences (SMIU32).

Year 4

Year 5

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

A student will take

Semester 1
JNL315	Free Speech and Censorship	AUT SEM	20 credits
SMI304	Doing Mixed Methods Research	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
JNL305 + Restricted to students studying Journalism and to those who have taken JNL323 in Semester 1.	Dissertation in Journalism	SPR SEM	20 credits
JNL312	Journalism and Political Communication	SPR SEM	20 credits
JNL317 + None. None. Restricted to students in the Department of Journalism.	Introduction to Investigative Journalism	SPR SEM	20 credits
SMI301	Collaboration and Dissemination in the Social Sciences	SPR SEM	20 credits

Year 6

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2018/19 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.