| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation | SOCIM1000 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
| Contemporary Sociological Theory | SOCIM3101 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| At least two from the following list: (students must take BOTH Quantitative OR BOTH Qualitative units together) | ||||
| Qualitative Social Research | SOCIM3130 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Advanced Qualitative Research | SOCIM3132 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Quantitative Social Research | SOCIM3131 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Advanced Quantitative Research | SOCIM3133 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Not more than three from the following list: | ||||
| Culture, Postmodernity and Religion | SOCIM2113 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Global Ethnicities | SOCIM2119 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Narrating the Self | SOCIM2127 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Interpreting Gender | SOCIM3103 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Theories of Ethnicity and Racism | SOCIM3107 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Philosophy of Social Science | SOCIM3125 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Social Class in Contemporary Society | SPAIM0018 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| The Theory and Politics of Multiculturalism | SOCIM3026 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Globalisation and Culture | SOCIM2106 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Popular Music and Society | SOCIM3135 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Care, Labour and Gender | SPAIM0010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Understanding Risk | SPAIM0024 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Liberalism, Terror and the Politics of Insecurity | SPAIM0025 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Nuclear (In)security | SPAIM0026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Nations & Nationalism | SPAIM0009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Care, Labour and Gender | SPAIM0010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| European Foreign Policy | SPAIM0022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Religion and Politics in the West | SPAIM0023 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Understanding Risk | SPAIM0024 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Liberalism, Terror and the Politics of Insecurity | SPAIM0025 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Popular Music and Society | SOCIM3135 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| One option (maximum) from the remaining SPAIS Politics Optional Units POLIM**** and SPAIM**** | ||||
| MSc Sociology | 180 | |||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
