SC201-6-FY-CO:
Continuity and Controversy in Sociology: Sociological Analysis II
2016/17
Sociology and Criminology
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
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11 October 2007
Requisites for this module
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SC301
This module is a continuation of the core course taken in the first year. All students are expected to follow it.
Autumn Term
The module begins with a brief introduction to the historical context of the sociological 'classics'. The rest of Term 1 is devoted to some of the key ideas and texts of Marx, Durkheim and Weber. The emphasis, here, is on learning to read and interpret the original texts (instead of relying on secondary sources).
Spring Term
In the Spring term we will be discussing a selection of modern and contemporary thinkers who followed on from those classic writers - in some cases carrying forward their ideas into a new context, in other cases inventing new approaches to social understanding.
In describing these developments we have had to be very selective and other choices could have been made. Also, for teaching purposes, we have tended to treat different traditions as if they proceeded independently and without reference to each other. In fact, of course, each tradition influenced and was influenced by the others, and some important thinkers combine ideas from many traditions and are unclassifiable. Thus it is really important for you to be thinking about relationships and points of points of contact between developments which we will be treating as separate. For example, Althusser's Marxism is strongly influenced by the structuralist tradition.
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One lecture and one class each week
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay 1 (spring) |
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50% |
| Coursework |
Essay 2 (summer) |
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50% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 180 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Taught by various members of the Department
Jane Harper, Undergraduate Administrator, Telephone: 01206 873052
E-mail: socugrad@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 178 hours, 136 (76.4%) hours available to students:
42 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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