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Faculty of Arts


Bachelor of (Arts in) Sociology

 Level 1:   Certificate in Sociology   2 Soc. courses

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
SSK1  Study Skills 13 12 NA NA NA 1
        Choose at least 2 Soc. courses toward endorsement credits:
ISC1  Introduction to Sociology 25 25 6 4 3 2
MFM1  Marriage and Family 21 18 5 3 2 3
        Complete this academic year with other courses:
IPC1  * Interpersonal Communic. 18 12 4 3 2 1
PLF1  * Psychology of Life 22 17 5 4 2 2
GEM1  * General Management 21 19 5 3 2 3
CHB  * Christian Basics Starter 5 6 1 0 1 4
CHB1  * Christian Basics [EA] 10 20 2 1 1 5
Required Total of Credits  120 Certificate in Sociology


 Level 2:   Diploma in Sociology   4 Soc. courses

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Choose at least 2 Soc. courses toward endorsement credits:
SPR2  Social Problems 22 19 5 4 2 4
AGS2  Aging in Society 21 19 5 3 2 5
CHS3  Children in Society 16 12 3 2 2 6
        Complete this academic year with courses from other faculties:
ASP2  * Social Psychology 23 13 6 4 2 6
ICN1  * Introduction to Counselling 21 19 5 3 2 7
HUR  * Human Relations 16 15 3 2 2 8
ACV2  * Academic Vocabulary 14 24 3 2 1 9
ORB2  * Organizational Behaviour 22 19 5 4 2 10
Required Total of Credits  240 Diploma in Sociology


 Level 3: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology   6 Soc. courses   or:
               Bachelor of Sociology   140+ credits in Sociology.

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Choose at least 2 Soc. courses toward endorsement credits:
URB3  Urban Society 17 16 4 2 2 7
EPD3  Poverty and Discrimination 15 16 3 2 1 8
SRL3  Sociology of Religion 17 15 4 2 2 9
CFM4  Conflict Management 17 16 4 2 2 10
PCP4  Peace & Conflict Psychology 18 30 4 3 2 11
        Complete this academic year with courses from other faculties:
APS  * Applying Psychol. at Work 18 16 4 3 2 11
LSK  * Leadership Skills 15 18 3 2 1 12
EFC2  * English for Careers 17 14 4 2 2 13
PSP2  * Public Speaking 16 15 3 2 2 14
AWS3  * Academic Writing Skills 18 34 4 3 2 15
Required Total of Credits  390 Bachelor of Sociology

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 Level 4: Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Sociology   8 Soc. courses

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Choose at least 2 Soc. courses toward endorsement credits:
SOC4  Social Order & Conflict 21 18 5 3 2 12
CRM4  Criminology 19 15 4 3 2 13
SXS4  Sex and Society 13 11 2 2 1 14
        Complete this academic year with courses from the same faculty:
PLC3  Popular Culture 12 8 2 2 1 15
SRL3  Sociology of Religion 17 15 4 2 2 16
SMI4  Sociology of Mental Illness 17 14 4 2 2 17
SMU4  Social Misunderstanding 13 10 6 4 2 18
        ... and from the courses for specialization in Criminology:
CRB3  Criminal Behaviour 19 13 4 3 2 19
TCR3  Theories of Crime 13 7 2 2 1 20
CRP4  Crime and Punishment 11 9 2 1 1 21
Required Total of Credits  510 Bachelor (Honours)

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology adds 120 credits to the Bachelor degree.


 Other Electives to consider

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Complete any academic year with these other courses if preferred:
HCM1  * Human Communication 18 14 4 3 2 16
BUC1  * Business Communication 19 15 4 3 2 17
CCP2  * Community Counselling 16 10 3 2 2 18
CTH  * Critical Thinking 18 19 4 3 2 20


 Level 5: Master of Arts in Sociology   10 Soc. courses

Code Courses Credits Chapt Seq.
        The following programme includes two elective courses of 40+ credits:
ANY2  Any two suitable courses 40 ±25 21/22
ACP5  Advanced Sociology Practicum 30 10 A
REM5  Research Methodology 20 12 B
MRP5  Masters Research Proposal 20 5 C
DDF5  Dissertation Defence 20 5 D
DIS5  Masters Dissertation 50 10 E
   Required Number of Credits  180 Total:  690


 Level 6: Doctor of Arts in Sociology   Thesis

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Seq.
DRP6  Doctoral Research Proposal 30 5 F
CQD6  Colloquium Doctum (Defence) 50 5 G
DTH6  Doctoral Thesis (200-250 pages) 70 10 H
   Required Number of Credits  150 Total:  840

Rules for the Bachelor of Arts degree:

  • A selection of courses must be made to reach the levels of 120, 240, 390 (bachelor) and 510 credits (Honours) programmes. The MA(Soc) is a prescribed programme.
  • A concentration (2 courses per academic year) of one field of at least 70 credits will lead to an endorsement with only 390 credits in total. Courses indicated by an *asterix are from other faculties and will not count towards the endorsement credits.
  • Note: The CU order of preference in selection is indicated by a sequence number.

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