Department of Sociology - City University London Undergraduate Open Day 2nd July 2014
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Academic excellence for business and the professions School of Arts & Social Sciences Department of Sociology Professor Jean Chalaby Head of Sociology Department Dr Carrie-Anne Myers
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Presentation about undergraduate Sociology courses at City University London. Presentation was given as part of the programme of the City University London Undergraduate Open Day on 2nd July 2014.
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Academic excellence for business and the professions
School of Arts & Social Sciences
Department of Sociology
Professor Jean Chalaby
Head of Sociology Department
Dr Carrie-Anne Myers
About the School of Arts & Social Sciences
Draws together over 1,500 staff and students in Central London
Made up of seven departments: Culture & creative industries, Economics, International Politics, Journalism, Music, Psychology & Sociology.
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The Sociology Department
Made up of 30 academic and administrative staff, and more than 300 students on
Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral courses
Teaching excellence across core and specialist areas
Research excellence and international recognition
Applied focus stressing relevance of Sociology to the real world
Commitment to innovative and participatory teaching methods
Department’s ethos:
Sharing knowledge, success and kindness
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Sociology research at City University London
Five broad research groupings:
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Gender, Employment and Class
Globalisation and Social Relations
Media, Communications and Culture
Social Research Methods
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What is Sociology?
Roots in the 19th century, originally sought to establish laws of human society itself
Sociology is society looking at itself Sociology is society trying to solve its problems
Looks at relationships between people, and people and social institutions
How people interact within and transform relationships
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What do Sociologists do?
Making of Modernity Family and Gender Divisions: Age, Ethnicity, Class, Sexuality, (Dis)ability The Global and the Local Crime, Deviance and Social Control Media and Communications Migration and Integration Identities Urban Life
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How do they do it?
Theoretically – draw on and devise concepts that can describe and explain the way(s) society works
Empirically – conducting research that investigates the concepts and theories that are developed
Relating the conceptual and empirical
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Why study sociology?
Intellectual Development Learn to analyse, write, assess, evaluate, synthesise and critique
in a thoughtful and informed manner Social Development
Learn to communicate orally and in writing, to argue rationally, to present and to engage with staff and students
The opportunity to carry out research Learn to investigate, search for and present evidence of
competing views
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Sociology degrees at City University London
Undergraduate courses
BSc Criminology, BSc Criminology and Sociology
BSc Media Studies and Sociology
BSc Sociology
BSc Sociology with Psychology
Postgraduate courses
largest portfolio of Sociology MA courses in UK covering:
Sociology; Criminology; Media and Communications; and
Social Research Methods
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What happens in the first year?
Depends on which degree you do, but… You must have a total of 120 credits at the end of the year Each term, you do 4 modules, 3 of these are core depending on
what pathway you do All pathways do research methods
What jobs do our graduates get?
BSc Sociology BSc Criminology and Sociology
Sectors for employment include:•Civil Service•Broadcasting•Advertising•Press and Public Relations•The Cultural Industries•Campaigning Group•Non Governmental Agencies•Criminal Justice System•Protective Agencies, Health and Social Services
Excellent basis for variety of careers including:•The Civil Service•The Criminal Justice System•Policing•Community Safety/Crime Prevention•Youth Justice•Security•Think Tanks/Pressure GroupsPostgraduate study/ research opportunities in Criminology, Criminal Justice Studies and related fields
What jobs do our graduates get?
BSc Media Studies and Sociology
BSc Sociology with Psychology
Opportunities to pursue careers in:•Professional Journalism•Publishing•Advertising•Public Relations•Marketing
•Further postgraduate study and research opportunities
Opportunities for careers in:•Professional Journalism•Publishing•Advertising•Public Relations•Marketing and Arts•Administration and Policy
•Further postgraduate study and research opportunities
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Reasons to study Sociology at City University
Strong research culture
Globally orientated approach
Cutting-edge intellectual atmosphere for students
Diverse range of courses available for further study at postgraduate level
Teaching from a core team of staff, internationally recognised as experts in their field
Centrally located; close to the British Library, major communication, press,
broadcasting and cultural centres, international institutions, NGOs and government
departments
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Applying to study Sociology at City University London
2015/2016
340 UCAS tariff points (typically ABB at 'A' Level/ BBB+
an ‘AS Level’ will be taken into consideration)
*Not General Studies
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Questions?
