Year 1 (2019/20)
Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status
Dissertation	SOCIM1000	60	Mandatory
Contemporary Sociological Theory	SOCIM3101	20	Mandatory
At least 20 credit points from this list:
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences	SOCIM0011	20	Optional
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences	SOCIM0013	20	Optional
Students must also choose 80 credit points of optional units. Students must take at least 60 credit points from the following list:
Interpreting Gender	SOCIM3103	20	Optional
Care, Labour and Gender	SOCIM0004	20	Optional
Religion, Ethnicity and Value Change	SOCIM0010	20	Optional
Contemporary Sociological Theory	SOCIM3101	20	Mandatory
Theories of Ethnicity and Racism	SOCIM3107	20	Optional
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences	SOCIM0011	20	Optional
Philosophy and Research Design in the Social Sciences	SOCIM0012	20	Optional
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences	SOCIM0013	20	Optional
Understanding Culture	SOCIM0014	20	Optional
Contemporary Identities and Inequalities	SOCIM0015	20	Optional
Advanced Qualitative Research	SOCIM3132	20	Optional
Advanced Quantitative Research	SOCIM3133	20	Optional
Mind, body, spirit? Critical approaches to contemporary belief	SOCIM0022	20	Optional
Gender, Family and Migration	SOCIM0023	20	Optional
Understanding Social Movements	SOCIM0028	20	Optional
From Structuralism to Post-structuralism	SOCIM0029	20	Optional
Researching Organisations, Institutions and Management	EFIMM0045	20	Optional
Research for a Sustainable Society	EFIMM0044	20	Optional
Consumption, Environment, and Sustainable Development: A Global Sociology of Everyday Life	SOCIM0030	20	Optional
Digital Economy and Society	SOCIM0031	20	Optional
Students may also be able to choose a maximum of 20 credit points from the following list of Politics units, depending on availability:
Conflict, Security and Development	POLIM1007	20	Optional
Gender and Development	POLIM2032	20	Optional
Environmental Politics	POLIM2041	20	Optional
Gender, Masculinity/ies and International Relations	POLIM3016	20	Optional
Foreign Policy Analysis	POLIM3017	20	Optional
Militarisation, Militarism and War	POLIM3022	20	Optional
Discourse Analysis: Research Methods for Politics and International Relations	POLIM3024	20	Optional
Europeanisation	POLIM3028	20	Optional
International Human Rights	POLIM3030	20	Optional
Sino-US Relations in Global Politics	POLIM3033	20	Optional
East Asia, Europe and Global Integration	POLIM0011	20	Optional
China's International Relations	POLIM0023	20	Optional
Theories of Violence	POLIM0018	20	Optional
European Security	POLIM0019	20	Optional
The Politics of Insecurity	POLIM0020	20	Optional
The Politics of (Un)sustainability	POLIM0028	20	Optional
Climate Change and International Security	POLIM0004	20	Optional
Global Justice	POLIM0005	20	Optional
Northern Ireland: A case study in ethno-national conflict and resolution	POLIM0031	20	Optional
The Politics of HIV / AIDS in Africa	POLIM2042	20	Optional
The Middle East in International Relations Theory	POLIM0037	20	Optional
Japan and East Asia: Socio-Economic Development	POLIM0027	20	Optional
Researching Organisations, Institutions and Management	EFIMM0045	20	Optional
Research for a Sustainable Society	EFIMM0044	20	Optional
China’s Political Economy: Trade and Finance in China	POLIM0040	20	Optional
The Global Politics of Food	POLIM0039	20	Optional
Politics of Disasters	POLIM0038	20	Optional
The Politics of Modern Vietnam	POLIM0042	20	Optional
MSc Sociology	 	180