Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SOC2005: Theoretical Sociology

This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	5
Credits	30	ECTS Value	15
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks) and term 2 (11 weeks)
Academic staff	Dr Christopher Thorpe (Convenor) Dr Ernesto Schwartz Marin (Convenor)
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Available via distance learning	No

This module will introduce you to a variety of perspectives in both classical and modern social theory. Topics can broadly be grouped under two headings, though inter-relations between the two will be explored: general understandings of social relations and processes (such as ethno-methodology and actor-network theory); and big ideas about the shape of contemporary society (such as Lyotard’s ideas about postmodernity and Foucault’s ideas about on discipline). You will have the opportunity to think about how to apply theory in order to better understand your own experiences, as well as the world around you. You should have completed core first-year modules in sociology or anthropology before taking this module.

Module created	01/10/2001	Last revised	26/01/2022