Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SOC1003: Imagining Social Worlds: Texts

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to introduce you to a range of theoretical and practical issues faced by sociologists and anthropologists as they attempt to engage with and understand their human research subjects. Through a focus on a broad range of anthropological and sociological texts, the module aims to teach you how to research the social world. As a result, this module will equip you with analytical skills required for developing your own anthropological and sociological imagination.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. demonstrate a basic knowledge of a range of key methodological approaches and theoretical orientations in anthropology and sociology 2. demonstrate a basic knowledge of the ways in which social and historical context has influenced the process of social research; 3. evaluate the research strategies and theoretical approaches employed by a selection of established sociologists and anthropologists;
Discipline-Specific Skills	4. Evaluate at a basic level a range of social scientific arguments, methods of data collection and analysis of data 5. describe at a basic level a range of key concepts, theories and methods of anthropological/sociological analysis; 6. describe at a basic level some of the ways in which anthropological/sociological knowledge can be applied; 7. demonstrate a basic ability to evaluate your own cultural assumptions and those of a range of established social researchers;
Personal and Key Skills	8. plan and execute work independently, within supportive guidelines, to achieve acceptable outcomes; 9. discuss ideas and interpretations with others in a clear and reasoned way; 10. Demonstrate the capacity for structured argumentation both in writing and orally.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Discussion of compulsory readings in seminars	Weekly	1-10	Oral commentary on discussion in seminars

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Essay 1	50	2,000 words	1-8 and 10	Written and oral
Essay 2	50	2,000 words	1-8 and 10	Written and Oral

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Essay 1 (2,000 words)	Essay 1 (2,000 words)	1-8 and 10	August-September re-assessment period
Essay 2 (2,000 words)	Essay 2 (2,000 words)	1-8 and 10	August-September re-assessment period