Changes to Sociology with Cultural Studies BA

We’ve listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2022/23 for Sociology with Cultural Studies BA.

You can review the changes below. By accepting your offer to study at Sussex, we will infer that you are happy with these changes but if you would like to discuss them please feel free to contact us at studyinmah@sussex.ac.uk

Course changes for the BA in Sociology with Cultural Studies

Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below.

Year 1

SemesterOld structureNew structureComment
1

Themes & Perspectives I (core)

Themes & Perspectives I (core)

No change

21st Century Sociology (core)

21st Century Sociology (core)

No change

Critical Reading (core)

Critical Reading (core)

No change

Culture and Society (core)

Digital Environments

New core module
2

Themes & Perspectives II (core)

Themes & Perspectives II (core)

No change

Gendering the Life Course (core)

Gendering the Life Course (core)

No change

Making the Familiar Strange (core)

Making the Familiar Strange (core)

No change

Culture and the Everyday (core)

Culture and the Everyday (core)

No change

Year 2

SemesterOld structureNew structureComment
1

Doing Social Research: working with quantitative data (core)

Doing Social Research: working with quantitative data (core)

No change

Theory, Taste and Trash (E) (core)

Theory, Taste and Trash (B) (core)

Change in module variation from elective version to optional

Beyond the Vote: Citizenship and Participation in Sociology (option)

 

Beyond the Vote: Citizenship and Participation in Sociology (option)

No change

Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside (option)

Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside (option)

No change

Classical Sociological Theory (option)

Classical Sociological Theory (option)

No change

Education and Inequality (option)

Education and Inequality (option)

No change

Health across the Lifecourse (option)

Health across the Lifecourse (option)

No change

Migration and Integration (Aut) (option)

Migration and Integration (Aut) (option)

No change

Race: Conflict and Change (option)

Race: Conflict and Change (option)

No change

Resistance Movements in Conflict & War (option)

Resistance Movements in Conflict & War (option)

No change

Sociology of Childhood (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Childhood (Aut) (option)

No change

Sociology of Everyday Life (option)

Sociology of Everyday Life (option)

No change

Sociology of Globalisation (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Globalisation (Aut) (option)

No change

The Sociology of Human Rights (option)

The Sociology of Human Rights (option)

No change
2

Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data (core)

Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data (core)

No change

Culture and Representation (core)

Culture and Representation (core)

No change

Beyond the Vote: Citizenship and Participation in Sociology (option)

Beyond the Vote: Citizenship and Participation in Sociology (option)

No change

Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside (option)

Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside (option)

No change

Classical Sociological Theory (option)

Classical Sociological Theory (option)

No change

Education and Inequality (option)

Education and Inequality (option)

No change

Health across the Lifecourse (option)

Health across the Lifecourse (option)

No change

Migration and Integration (Spr) (option)

Migration and Integration (Spr) (option)

No change

Power, Deviance and Othering (option)

Power, Deviance and Othering (option)

No change

Race: Conflict and Change(option)

Race: Conflict and Change(option)

No change

Resistance Movements in Conflict & War (option)

Resistance Movements in Conflict & War (option)

No change

Sociology of Childhood (Spr) (option)

Sociology of Childhood (Spr) (option)

No change

Sociology of Everyday Life (option)

Sociology of Everyday Life (option)

No change

Sociology of Globalisation (Spr) (option)

Sociology of Globalisation (Spr) (option)

No change

The Sociology of Human Rights (option)

The Sociology of Human Rights (option)

No change

Year 3

SemesterOld structureNew structureComment
1

Sociology Research Proposal (option)

Sociology Research Proposal (option)

No change

Alternative Societies (Aut) (option)

Alternative Societies (Aut) (option)

No change

Contemporary Social Theory (Aut) (option)

Contemporary Social Theory (Aut) (option)

No change

Death of Socialism? (option)

Death of Socialism? (option) 

No change

Development, Human Rights & Security (option)

Development, Human Rights & Security (option)

No change

Identity and Interaction (option)

Identity and Interaction (option)

No change

Migration, Identity, and Home (option)

Migration, Identity, and Home (option)

No change

Postcolonial Europe? (option)

Postcolonial Europe? (option)

No change

Sexualities / Intersections (option)

Sexualities / Intersections (option)

No change

Sociology of Care: caring and work (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Care: caring and work (Aut) (option)

No change

Sociology of Fun (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Fun (Aut) (option)

No change

Sociology of Humans and Other Animals (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Humans and Other Animals (Aut) (option)

No change

Surveillance, Technology and Control (option)

Surveillance, Technology and Control (option)

No change

The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Aut) (option)

The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Aut) (option)

No change

Transdendence, Devotion and Desire (option)

Transdendence, Devotion and Desire (option)

No change

Celebrity, Media and Culture (option)

Celebrity, Media and Culture (option)

No change

Public Relations (option)

Public Relations (option)

No change

Cultures of Colonialism (option)

Cultures of Colonialism (option)

No change

Landscape, Nature and Representation (option)

Landscape, Nature and Representation (option)

No change

Consumption in the Age of Climate Crisis (option)

 

Module option suspended
2

Urban Multiculture: postcolonialism, performance, sound and the city (option)

Urban Multiculture: postcolonialism, performance, sound and the city (option)

No change

Sociology Project (option)

Sociology Project (option)

No change

Alternative Societies (Spr) (option)

Alternative Societies (Spr) (option)

No change

Contemporary Social Theory (Spr) (option)

Contemporary Social Theory (Spr) (option)

No change

Development, Human Rights and Security (Spr) (option)

Development, Human Rights and Security (Spr) (option)

No change

Identity & Interaction (option)

Identity & Interaction (option)

No change

Medicine and the Body (option)

Medicine and the Body (option)

No change

Migration, Identity, and Home (option)

Migration, Identity, and Home (option)

No change

Postcolonial Europe? (option)

Postcolonial Europe? (option)

No change

Sexualities / Intersections (option)

Sexualities / Intersections (option)

No change

Sociology of Care: caring and work (Spr) (option)

Sociology of Care: caring and work (Spr) (option)

No change

Sociology of Fun (option)

Sociology of Fun (option)

No change

Sociology of Humans and Other Animals (Spr) (option)

Sociology of Humans and Other Animals (Spr) (option)

No change

Surveillance, Technology and Control (option)

Surveillance, Technology and Control (option)

No change

The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Spr) (option)

The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Spr) (option)

No change

Transcendence, Devotion and Desire (option)

Transcendence, Devotion and Desire (option)

No change

Media, Publics and Protest (option)

Revolutionary Media (option)

Change to optional module

Race, Ethnicity and Identity (option)

Race, Ethnicity and Identity (option)

No change

Year 1, Semester 1

Old structureNew structureComment

Themes & Perspectives I (core)

Themes & Perspectives I (core)

No change

21st Century Sociology (core)

21st Century Sociology (core)

No change

Critical Reading (core)

Critical Reading (core)

No change

Culture and Society (core)

Culture and Society (core)

No change

Year 1, Semester 2

Old structureNew structureComment

Themes & Perspectives II (core)

Themes & Perspectives II (core)

No change

Gendering the Life Course (core)

Gendering the Life Course (core)

No change

Making the Familiar Strange (core)

Making the Familiar Strange (core)

No change

Culture and the Everyday (core)

Culture and the Everyday (core)

No change

Year 2, Semester 1

Old structureNew structureComment

Doing Social Research: working with quantitative data (core)

Doing Social Research: working with quantitative data (core)

No change

Theory, Taste and Trash (E) (core)

Theory, Taste and Trash (B) (core)

Change in module variation from elective version to optional

Beyond the Vote: Citizenship and Participation in Sociology (option)

 

Beyond the Vote: Citizenship and Participation in Sociology (option)

No change

Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside (option)

Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside (option)

No change

Classical Sociological Theory (option)

Classical Sociological Theory (option)

No change

Education and Inequality (option)

Education and Inequality (option)

No change

Health across the Lifecourse (option)

Health across the Lifecourse (option)

No change

Migration and Integration (Aut) (option)

Migration and Integration (Aut) (option)

No change

Race: Conflict and Change (option)

Race: Conflict and Change (option)

No change

Resistance Movements in Conflict & War (option)

Resistance Movements in Conflict & War (option)

No change

Sociology of Childhood (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Childhood (Aut) (option)

No change

Sociology of Everyday Life (option)

Sociology of Everyday Life (option)

No change

Sociology of Globalisation (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Globalisation (Aut) (option)

No change

The Sociology of Human Rights (option)

The Sociology of Human Rights (option)

No change

Year 2, Semester 2

Old structureNew structureComment

Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data (core)

Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data (core)

No change

Culture and Representation (core)

Culture and Representation (core)

No change

Beyond the Vote: Citizenship and Participation in Sociology (option)

Beyond the Vote: Citizenship and Participation in Sociology (option)

No change

Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside (option)

Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside (option)

No change

Classical Sociological Theory (option)

Classical Sociological Theory (option)

No change

Education and Inequality (option)

Education and Inequality (option)

No change

Health across the Lifecourse (option)

Health across the Lifecourse (option)

No change

Migration and Integration (Spr) (option)

Migration and Integration (Spr) (option)

No change

Power, Deviance and Othering (option)

Power, Deviance and Othering (option)

No change

Race: Conflict and Change(option)

Race: Conflict and Change(option)

No change

Resistance Movements in Conflict & War (option)

Resistance Movements in Conflict & War (option)

No change

Sociology of Childhood (Spr) (option)

Sociology of Childhood (Spr) (option)

No change

Sociology of Everyday Life (option)

Sociology of Everyday Life (option)

No change

Sociology of Globalisation (Spr) (option)

Sociology of Globalisation (Spr) (option)

No change

The Sociology of Human Rights (option)

The Sociology of Human Rights (option)

No change

Year 3, Semester 1

Old structureNew structureComment

Sociology Research Proposal (option)

Sociology Research Proposal (option)

No change

Alternative Societies (Aut) (option)

Alternative Societies (Aut) (option)

No change

Contemporary Social Theory (Aut) (option)

Contemporary Social Theory (Aut) (option)

No change

Death of Socialism? (option)

Death of Socialism? (option) 

No change

Development, Human Rights & Security (option)

Development, Human Rights & Security (option)

No change

Identity and Interaction (option)

Identity and Interaction (option)

No change

Migration, Identity, and Home (option)

Migration, Identity, and Home (option)

No change

Postcolonial Europe? (option)

Postcolonial Europe? (option)

No change

Sexualities / Intersections (option)

Sexualities / Intersections (option)

No change

Sociology of Care: caring and work (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Care: caring and work (Aut) (option)

No change

Sociology of Fun (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Fun (Aut) (option)

No change

Sociology of Humans and Other Animals (Aut) (option)

Sociology of Humans and Other Animals (Aut) (option)

No change

Surveillance, Technology and Control (option)

Surveillance, Technology and Control (option)

No change

The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Aut) (option)

The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Aut) (option)

No change

Transdendence, Devotion and Desire (option)

Transdendence, Devotion and Desire (option)

No change

Celebrity, Media and Culture (option)

Celebrity, Media and Culture (option)

No change

Public Relations (option)

Public Relations (option)

No change

Cultures of Colonialism (option)

Cultures of Colonialism (option)

No change

Landscape, Nature and Representation (option)

Landscape, Nature and Representation (option)

No change

Consumption in the Age of Climate Crisis (option)

 

Module option suspended

Year 3, Semester 2

Old structureNew structureComment

Urban Multiculture: postcolonialism, performance, sound and the city (option)

Urban Multiculture: postcolonialism, performance, sound and the city (option)

No change

Sociology Project (option)

Sociology Project (option)

No change

Alternative Societies (Spr) (option)

Alternative Societies (Spr) (option)

No change

Contemporary Social Theory (Spr) (option)

Contemporary Social Theory (Spr) (option)

No change

Development, Human Rights and Security (Spr) (option)

Development, Human Rights and Security (Spr) (option)

No change

Identity & Interaction (option)

Identity & Interaction (option)

No change

Medicine and the Body (option)

Medicine and the Body (option)

No change

Migration, Identity, and Home (option)

Migration, Identity, and Home (option)

No change

Postcolonial Europe? (option)

Postcolonial Europe? (option)

No change

Sexualities / Intersections (option)

Sexualities / Intersections (option)

No change

Sociology of Care: caring and work (Spr) (option)

Sociology of Care: caring and work (Spr) (option)

No change

Sociology of Fun (option)

Sociology of Fun (option)

No change

Sociology of Humans and Other Animals (Spr) (option)

Sociology of Humans and Other Animals (Spr) (option)

No change

Surveillance, Technology and Control (option)

Surveillance, Technology and Control (option)

No change

The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Spr) (option)

The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Spr) (option)

No change

Transcendence, Devotion and Desire (option)

Transcendence, Devotion and Desire (option)

No change

Media, Publics and Protest (option)

Revolutionary Media (option)

Change to optional module

Race, Ethnicity and Identity (option)

Race, Ethnicity and Identity (option)

No change