Module descriptions

Sociology Programme

First Year

First Year 2011-12 Term 1 CORE:
SO101 Thinking Sociologically
SO103 The Irish Sociological Imagination

First Year 2011-12 Term 2 CORE:
SO102 Modern Irish Society
SO104 Global Society OR PO104 Political Institutions and Civil Society in Europe

Second Year

Second Year 2011-12 Term 1 CORE:
SO201 Classical Social Theory
SO202 Introduction to Social Research 

Second Year 2011-12 Term 2 CORE:
SO203 Structures of Inequality: Race, Class and Gender

Second Year 2011-12 Term 1 ELECTIVES:
SO221 Marx on Ireland  
SO312 Sociology of the Family 
CY320 Youth and Society 
PO201 Theories of Politics and Active Citizenship 
PO203 International Relations 
PO209 Political Parties, Elections and Corruption

Second Year 2011-12 Term 2 ELECTIVES:
SO212 Class and Community 
SO325 Nature and Society
PO206 Gender, Nationalism and Armed Conflict  
PO304 State and Society  
PO305 EU Politics

Third Year

Third Year 2011-12 Term 1 CORE:
SO301 Contemporary Social Theory 
SO303 Special Topics Thesis Seminar

Third Year 2011-12 Term 2 CORE:
SO303 Special Topics Thesis Seminar 

Third Year 2011-12 Term 1 ELECTIVES:
SO309 Globalisation and Culture  
SO318A Sociology of Tourism
SO330 Sociology of Education  
SO331 Social Movement  
SO332 Sociology of Gender 
SO333 Sociology of Sexualities   
PO301 International Public Policy   
PO312 Gender and Politics

Third Year 2011-12 Term 2 ELECTIVES:
SO210 Social Worlds of Children
SO319 Sociology of Revolutions
SO332 Sociology of Religion
SO327 Sociology of Time
PO302 Irish Public Policy
PO311 Politics of Ethnic Conflict