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Junior Sophister - Sociology and Social Policy

Students must take compulsory modules to a value of 30 ECTS and optional modules to a value of 30 ECTS.

• Modules chosen in JS year will determine the range of modules available to you in SS year.
• It is important to consider module prerequisites and programme requirements, which are outlined under each of the relevant years.
• Students taking a year on Erasmus/Exchange must ensure that they are meeting programme requirements and module prerequisite while on exchange.  It is a requirement for students to take a module equivalent to SOU33011 and SOU33012: Researching Society 1 & 2 whilst on exchange. SOU33011 and SOU33012 are prerequisites for the compulsory Dissertation module in the final year. 
• Students on a one term Erasmus/ Exchange may not take LA3439 or LA3435.
• Students may only take a Political Science module in JS year if they took 20 ECTS of Political Science in the Senior Fresh year.

 

COMPULSORY MODULES

Module Code	Module Title	ECTS	Co-requisites	Pre-requisites
Full Year Modules
SSU33102	Youth & Society/Homelessness: Responding to Homelessness: Irish and International Experiences	10
Michaelmas Term Modules
SSU33041	Life Courses & Evolving Welfare States	10
SOU33011	Researching Society 1	5	SOU33012	SO2110 & SO2111, SO2160 & SO2161
Hilary Term Modules
SOU33012	Researching Society 2	5		SO2110 & SO2111, SO2160 & SO2161, SOU33011

 

OPTIONAL MODULES

Module Code	Module Title	ECTS	Co-requisites	Prerequisites
Michaelmas Term Modules – select 10 ECTS
ECU33041	Economics of Less Developed Countries A	5	ECU33042
ECU33061	Economics of Policy Issues A	5	ECU33062
SOU33081	Globalisation & Development 1	5
SOU33021	Race, Ethnicity & Identity 1	5
SOU33041	Social Stratification & Inequalities 1	5
SOU33061	Comparative Sociology of Europe 1	5
POU33021	Irish Politics A: Constitution, Elections, Parties and Parliament	5		To take a Political Science module, students must have taken 20 ECTS in SF year.
POU33051	Democracy and Development A	5		To take a Political Science module, students must have taken 20 ECTS in SF year.
LA3439	Public International Law	10	LA1240
Hilary Term Modules – select 20 ECTS
ECU33042	Economics of Less Developed Countries B	5		ECU33041
ECU33062	Economics of Policy Issues B	5		ECU33061
SOU33092	Globalisation & Development 2	5
SOU33032	Race, Ethnicity & Identity 2	5
SOU33052	Social Stratification & Inequalities 2	5
SOU33072	Comparative Sociology of Europe 2	5
POU33032	Irish Politics B: Governance in Ireland, Politics in Northern Ireland	5		To take a Political Science module, students must have taken 20 ECTS in SF year.
POU33062	Democracy and Development B	5		To take a Political Science module, students must have taken 20 ECTS in SF year.
LA3435	Public Interest Law	10	LA1240

Please note: Students must take an even distribution of ECTS, 30 in Michaelmas Term and 30 in Hilary Term.