Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Detail and evaluate the major theories and key concepts used by sociologists to analyse education as a social institution, social process and lived experience.
• Critically assess the contribution of sociological analyses to an understanding of issues including: the social meaning of education, institutions and organisation of education.
• Evaluate the empirical trends and patterns identified by sociologists exploring issues such as: education and inequality of opportunity and the politics of education and schooling.
• Develop an independent and critical perspective on the sociological analysis of education.

• 24 lecture hours

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	24
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	0
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	101
Total	125

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded

Assessment type	Options	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment		50%
University scheduled written examination	On-campus	50%	60 minutes
Other		0%
Total		100%	60 minutes

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: Where applicable, the following penalties apply. If coursework is submitted late, 10% will be deducted. No coursework will be accepted 14 calendar days after the deadline. These penalties will apply except upon presentation of a medical certificate covering the relevant period or in other extremely extenuating circumstances, which must be communicated to, and accepted by, the lecturer/tutor prior to, or immediately after, the relevant deadline.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• Where applicable, autumn resit students may submit continuous assessment work by a date before the Autumn examination, which will be specified by the department. Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with this deadline. If students do not submit by the deadline, the existing continuous assessment mark will be carried forward to the autumn. No continuous assessment work will be accepted after this date. The maximum mark awarded to a piece of continuous assessment submitted for the Autumn resit examinations is 50%. These penalties will apply except upon presentation of a medical certificate covering the relevant period or in other extremely extenuating circumstances, which must be communicated to, and accepted by, the lecturer/tutor prior to, or immediately after, the relevant deadline.
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 60 minutes, On-campus

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