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Department of Social & Policy Sciences Programme Catalogue 2024/25


UHSP-AKB10: BSc (hons) Sociology and Social Policy

Route: BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement


Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY


Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement


Normal course duration: 4 Years

[Page last updated: 15 April 2024]


This course is for students who will be in Year 3 or later in 2024/25


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Applicable NFAAR appendices:
 N/A
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 No
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Stage 3: 0%
Final Stage: 68%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


Jump to:

Years 1 & 2

This course is being replaced Years 1 and 2 of this version of the course are not available in 2024/25.

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 3

Academic Year: Stage 3

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP20067 Placement 60 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 4

Academic Year: Final Stage

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP30281 Social policy dissertation 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30989 French written and spoken language 3 12 Credits
PL30994 German written and spoken language 3 12 Credits
PL30999 Italian written and spoken language 3 12 Credits
PL31004 Spanish written and spoken language 3 12 Credits

Semester 1: Final Stage

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP30118 Power in society 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list: LIST A
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30732 The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism 6 Credits
SP30013 Social protection and welfare reform 6 Credits
SP30161 Sociology of death 6 Credits
SP30210 Conflict, security and international development 6 Credits
SP30288 Lobbying, policy communications and democracy 6 Credits
SP30302 Crime and the Media 6 Credits
SP30307 Global inequality: economic and political perspectives 6 Credits
SP30361 Border criminology 6 Credits
SP30362 Policing 6 Credits
SP30370 Drugs, crime and society 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30107 Culture & national identity 6 Credits
PL30441 Gender and politics 6 Credits
PL30468 Transitions to democracy 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
NB. Students may not take more than two level 2 options in their final year and must not repeat a unit already taken in year 2.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP20373 Social concepts of humans, monsters, and machines 6 Credits

Semester 2: Final Stage

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP30286 Policy evaluation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: LIST A
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP30129 Sexual violence: explanations, responses & debates 6 Credits
SP30276 Gender, sexuality, science, and technology 6 Credits
SP30363 Incarceration 6 Credits
SP30364 Death in the criminal justice system 6 Credits
SP30371 The sociology of experts and evidence 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30108 Art and politics 6 Credits
PL30756 The politics of Latin America 6 Credits
PS30116 Cyberpsychology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
NB. Students may not take more than two level 2 options in their final year and must not repeat a unit already taken in year 2.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP20374 Global crimes of the powerful 6 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.