TOEFL iBT: 80 with a writing score of at least 20
IELTS: 6.0 overall with no less than 6.0 in Writing and no less than 5.5 in every other element
Cambridge: Advanced Certificate with a pass at Grade C or better
The B.A. and B.A.(Hons) are the Faculty’s staple undergraduate degrees. They differ from each other mainly in that the B.A. is spread equally over two areas of study, whereas the B.A.(Hons) focuses on a single area, with a secondary area as subsidiary.
All undergraduate students follow two areas of study during the first year, but those who wish and qualify to proceed to the honours track continue with one area of study, in addition to a limited number of credits in the subsidiary area to be taken during the second year. Undergraduates may choose a combination of any two areas of study, with some restriction imposed only by practical time-table requirements.
The duration of the degree courses is three years. Honours students write research-based dissertations or long essays in the final stages of their studies. The weighting of the course components in establishing the final grade is biased in favour of the later parts of the course, on the principle that the fairest evaluation of a student is at the point of exit.
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YEAR ONE
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
SOC1012, Introducing Research Methods in the Social Sciences, 4 ECTS, (NC)
SOC1014, Family Life - A Sociological Investigation, 4 ECTS, (NC)
SOC1061, Sociology of Island Life, 4 ECTS, (NC)
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
SOC1007, The Sociological Imaginary in Practice, 2 ECTS, (NC)
SOC1016, Theories of Social Policy, 4 ECTS, (NC)
SOC1046, Urban Society and Culture, 4 ECTS, (NC)
SOC1058, Health, Illness and Society, 4 ECTS, (NC)
YEAR TWO
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 26 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
Semester 1
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
CGS2100, Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication, 4 ECTS,
ECL2000, Introduction to European Union Law, 4 ECTS,
ENG2089, An Introduction to Cultural Criticism, 2 ECTS,
HST2010, Social History of Modern Europe, 6 ECTS,
IRL2093, Comparative Politics, 4 ECTS,
SOC2010, Environmental Sociology, 4 ECTS,
SOC2055, Introduction to SPSS for Sociology Students, 4 ECTS,
SOC2067, Sociology of Disability, 4 ECTS,
SOC2071, Demography 1, 4 ECTS,
SOC2079, Sociology of Space and Place, 4 ECTS,
SOC3032, Sociology of the Professions, 4 ECTS,
Semester 2
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
ECN4151, History of Economic Thought, 2 ECTS,
EST2020, Small States and the European Union, 4 ECTS,
HPA2520, Modern and Contemporary Church History, 4 ECTS,
HST2025, The European Union: Historical Considerations, 4 ECTS,
HST2029, Global history (c.1492 - c.1870), 4 ECTS,
IRL2066, Religion and Secularism in International Relations, 4 ECTS,
MSP2064, Ethnomusicology, 4 ECTS,
SOC2002, Sociology of Welfare and Wellbeing, 4 ECTS,
SOC2007, Theories in Sociology of Religion, 4 ECTS,
SOC2013, Classical Sociology, 4 ECTS,
SOC2064, The Body, Society and Culture, 4 ECTS,
SOC2073, Visual Sociology, 4 ECTS,
YEAR THREE
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 12 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
Semester 1
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
ANT3020, Introduction to Child Anthropology, 2 ECTS,
ANT3023, Anthropological Perspectives on Human Rights, 4 ECTS,
ANT3030, Anthropology of Migration, 4 ECTS,
GEO2010, Environmental Impact Assessment, 4 ECTS,
GEO3004, Economic Geography, 4 ECTS,
GEO3096, The Geography of the Rural Environment: Agriculture and Food Production, 4 ECTS,
IRL2075, Environmental Issues in International Relations, 4 ECTS,
MCS3953, Social Media and 21st Century Communications, 4 ECTS,
PSY3650, Intercultural Encounters, 4 ECTS,
PSY3661, Psychoanalysis and Art, 2 ECTS,
SOC3031, Politics and Social Movements, 4 ECTS,
SOC2044, Sociology of Law 1, 4 ECTS,
SOC2067, Sociology of Disability, 4 ECTS,
SOC3028, The Sociology of Deviance, 4 ECTS,
SOC3032, Sociology of the Professions, 4 ECTS,
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
SOC2003, Qualitative Approaches in the Social Sciences, 4 ECTS,
SST3001, Synoptic Study-Unit 1, 6 ECTS, (NC)
SST3002, Synoptic Study-Unit 2, 6 ECTS, (NC)
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
ANT2050, Anthropology of Borders, 4 ECTS,
CST3951, Cyberculture, 4 ECTS,
GEO2009, Landscapes, Natural Hazards and Human Opportunities, 4 ECTS,
IRL3041, Contemporary Warfare, 4 ECTS,
MCS3080, Online Journalism, 4 ECTS,
MCS3500, Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour, 4 ECTS,
PPL2014, Comparative Public Administration, 4 ECTS,
SOC2047, Understanding Nations and Nationalism, 4 ECTS,
SOC2050, Sociology of Law 2, 4 ECTS,
SOC2072, Demography 2, 4 ECTS,
SOC3030, Sociology of Sport, 4 ECTS,
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