Academic Regulations 2004/05
School of Social Sciences (New College)
BSc (Hons) Applied Social Sciences (Anthropology) (1583)
Year 1 is common ot all Applied Social Science students irrespective of pathway. You take the two core course units plus two further course units in Sociology and Psychology. You then select four options from a choice of course units in Anthropology, Criminology, Sociology and Psychology. At Years 2 and 3 you are required to take the core and pathway course units plus a selection from the optional course units, subject to availability. Core course units are course units which all Applied Social Science students take irrespective of pathway, and must be passed in order to progress to the next year. Compulsory course units must be taken, but as long as sufficient credit points and an average pass across eight course units has been achieved, the successful completion of these particular course units may not be a pre-requisite to progression.
YEAR 1
Semester I
Core course unit: SOCI1007 Social Science Perspectives
Compulsory course unit: PSYC1006 The Making of Psychology
Semester II
Core course unit: SOCI1008 Social Statistics
Compulsory course unit: SOCI1010 Social Thought in Context
+ 4 course units from:
Pathway course unit: ANTH1001 Exploring Other Cultures
ANTH1002 An Anthropological View of Europe
Optional course units:
SOCI1006 Social Divisions in Modern Society
CRIM1002 Introduction to Psychology Perspectivies in Criminology
CRIM1001 Society and Crime: Sociological Perspectives
PSYC1007 Psychological Perspectives on Contemporary Issues
YEAR 2
Semester I
Core course unit: SOCI2011 Key Concepts in Social Theory and Practice
Pathway course units (compulsory):
ANTH2002 Culture, Communication and Cognition
ANTH2003 Social Anthropology
+ one optional course unit:
CRIM2001 Perspectives in Criminology
PSYC2013 Psychosocial Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Semester II
Core course units:
SOCI2020 Research Skills
SOCI2009 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Pathway course unit (compulsory): ANTH2001 Cosmology, Ritual and Belief
+ one optional unit:
CRIM2003 Youth, Crime and Society
PSYC2017 The Psychology of Groups and its Application to Real World Settings
YEAR 3
Semester I
Pathway course unit (compulsory): ANTH3002 Sexuality and Intimacy
+ two optional course units:
CRIM3002 Issues in Law Enforcement and Social Control
PSYC3025 Permanence and Change in Adulthood
PSYC3028 Psychological Disorders
Semester II
Core course unit: SOCI3032 Applied Social Sciences in Policy and Practice
Pathway course units (compulsory):
ANTH3007 Human Emotions: Social and Cultural Dimensions
ANTH3003 Anthropology, Film and Representations of the Other
Both Semesters
Core course unit: ANTH3004 Dissertation (double unit)