BA (Hons) Sociology Bachelor's degree at Liverpool John Moores University

This module provides you with the integrated skills required for academic success. It will enhance your knowledge and understanding of the terminology and expectations associated with higher education study and you will learn to identify, understand and demonstrate academic research, writing and referencing techniques.

This module will provide you with the necessary skills to develop a Liverpool focussed research project from your subject perspective. You will identify and locate relevant source material; outline how this source material can be used as a foundation for your research project and write a coherent piece of academic work which evidences understanding of Liverpool.

This module introduces you to key themes and perspectives in Humanities and Social Science through the cross disciplinary study of representations of, and responses to, war. It will include regular assessment tasks in order to support a structured approach to learning.

This module aims to develop your understandings of society at peace through a multi-disciplinary approach in humanities and social science. The assessment tasks will enable you to focus on a subject area which will facilitate your selection of a pathway for Level 4.

Through a history of sociology, explored through its major thinkers and their texts and activities, from the origins of the discipline to modern times, this module enables you to investigate the nature of the sociological vocation and the range of sociological imaginations developed by individual sociological thinkers and institutional schools of sociology. You will explore how sociology both reflects and critically engages with its social and cultural context and major historical events and pro

This module enables you to examine contemporary social and environmental issues of prominence and it will demonstrate the contribution of different sociological approaches to your understanding. It will become apparent that a key strength of sociology is its diverse and challenging interpretations of social and green issues.

This module introduces students to the discipline of sociology, covering both classic and contemporary research as applied to issues of contemporary debate.

After completing the module you should be able to: Identify and reflect upon the following aspects of self-awareness in respect of personal development and career planning: strengths and weaknesses, motivations and values, ability to work with others. Design a qualitative research design. Collect and present qualitative data. Reflect on their experience of designing a qualitative research project. Reflect on their experience of collecting and presenting qualitative data.

After completing the module you should be able to: Clearly situate the development of sociology in relation to culture. Differentiate between a range of approaches to the sociological analysis of artwork, cultural texts and practices. Examine and analyse a chosen case study cultural text.

After completing the module you should be able to: Demonstrate a knowledge of the complexities of defining 'globalization' according to a variety of competing perspectives. Explain the causes and consequences that a key global issue poses to society. Examine the impact of alternative responses to a key global issue. Develop group work and visual presentation skills essential for the workplace.

In this module you will learn to understand, evaluate and analyse the merits and shortcomings of secondary data analysis of a large quantitative dataset, downloadable from the UK Data Archive. You will use these skills to generate sociological arguments based upon a large dataset.

This module explores the development of sociological theory and specifically considers how both classical and contemporary theory enables the understanding of current social issues and debates. Through an exploration of a diverse range of social issues including precarious employment, racism, the role of social solidarity in communities, mental health, surveillance discourses, the impact of technologies on human experiences and many more, you will develop your own theoretical analysis and better

In this module you will develop a range of essential qualitative research skills to undertake and reflect upon problem-solving research within a supportive environment. The module builds on the EBL in Level 4 and enhances your abilities to engage in research activities. The module includes a short field trip to apply methods in 'the real world' developing the transferable skills. For students who are intending to write a dissertation at Level 6, this module provides an essential grounding.

After completing the module, you should be able to: Use approaches within social and critical theory to explore modern and contemporary experiences and phenomena. Assess and respond to competing perspectives within critical theory. Explain the emergence of key strands of modern critical theory within historical and epistemic context.

The first section of this module introduces you to the key areas in the sociology of health and illness, bringing together the contribution of different perspectives and methodological approaches which characterise sociological research in this area. It will allow you to understand the dominance of the biomedical model and how it has come to attempt to define experiences of health and illness. A sociological orientation will allow you to understand the importance of the social context in shaping

The aim is to provide students with an additional year of study at an approved overseas partner that will complement their programme at LJMU. This is an additional year of full-time study at an approved higher education institution. The modules to be studied must be agreed in advance, and must be appropriate for the student's programme of study. Assuming successful completion of this year, mark-bearing credit will be awarded by the University Recognition Group. The grade conversion scale to be u

This module enables you to explore politics and popular culture as a sub-field that articulates the ways in which politics is understood through popular culture. It demonstrates how theory as a means of making sense of the world impacts upon the everyday. It provides you with an opportunity to take ownership over your learning process through student-led seminars, guided by preceding interactive lectures.

The aim is to provide students with a semester of study at an approved overseas partner that will replace one semester of their LJMU programme at level 5. This is a semester of full-time study at an approved higher education institution which will replace one semester of level 5 study at LJMU. The modules to be studied must be agreed in advance, and must be an appropriate substitute for the modules being replaced. Assuming successful completion of this semester, mark-bearing credit will be award