Sociology Postgraduate Modules 2022-23

The module details in this section are only applicable to students who will be studying them between September 2022 and August 2023.

If you wish to look at details for a module you studied in an earlier academic year please see postgraduate modules for other academic years.

If you intend to study one of these modules from September 2023 or later, you may refer to these descriptors as a guide; but please be aware that details they contain – including (but not limited to) reading lists, duration and assessments – may change for your academic year.

The next compiled module list for the September 2023 - August 2024 academic year will be published here in August 2023 (exact date to be confirmed).

Code	Module Title	Credits	Term(s)
SOCM002A	Philosophy of the Social Sciences 1	15	2
SOCM002B	Philosophy of the Social Sciences	30	2
SOCM013	Independent Study in Sociology and Philosophy	30	2
SOCM016	Cultures of the Life Sciences	30	1
SOCM019	Research Methods in the Social Sciences	15	1
SOCM020	Research Methods in the Social Sciences	30	1
SOCM021	Food Systems, Alternative Food Networks, and Ethical Consumption	30	2
SOCM022	Food, Body and Society	30	1
SOCM023	Social Theory	15	2
SOCM027	Social Theory	30	2
SOCM029	Data Visualisation	15	2
SOCM030	Gender at Work	30	2
SOCM033	Data Governance and Ethics	15	1 and 2
SOCM034	Social Data Science and Policy Analytics	30	1 and 2
SOCM039	Cultures of the Life Sciences	15	1
SOCM044	Food and Sustainability: Economy, Society and Environment	15	2
SOCM045	Food and Sustainability: Economy, Society and Environment	30	2
SOCM046	Meaning, Making Consuming	30	1
SOCM904	Dissertation	60	3
SOCM945	Philosophy of Science	30	2
SOCM950	Science Technology and Society	30	1