University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
Department of Sociology
Social Studies
Study-Units on offer during the Academic Year 2014-2015
YEAR I B.A./B.A. (HONOURS)
Semester 1 (October 2014 – January 2015)
Compulsory Unit (All students must register for these units.)
SOC1014
SOC1012
SOC1013
Family Life – A Sociological 4 credits
Investigation
Introducing research methods 4 credits
in the social sciences
Qualitative Approaches in
4 credits
the Social Sciences
Non Compensatable
Non Compensatable
Non Compensatable
Semester 2 (February 2015 – June 2015)
Compulsory Unit (All students must register for these units.)
SOC1016 Theories of Social Policy
SOC1011 Contemporary Sociology
SOC1004 Quantitative Approaches in the
Social Sciences
SOC1007 The Sociological Imaginary in
Practice
N.B.
.
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Non Compensatable
Non Compensatable
Non Compensatable
2 credits
Non Compensatable
B.A. students are required to do 26 credits in Social Studies during their first year.
University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
Department of Sociology
Social Studies
Study-Units on offer during the Academic Year 2014-2015
Year II B.A.
Semester 1 (October 2014 – January 2015)
Compulsory Study-Units (all students must register for these units)
SOC2018
Empirical Research in Sociology
4 credits Non Compensatable
Elective Study-Units (Choose Elective study-units to the value of 18 credits from the Elective
units offered over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
SOC2058
Sociology of Health and Illness
4 credits
SOC 2061
Sociology of Small Island Societies
2 credits
SOC2075
Sociology of Business
4 credits
SOC2079
Sociology of the Habitat
4 credits
SOC3031
Political Sociology, Social Movements
4 credits
and the state
Optional Study-Units
SOC2015
SOC2044
SOC2040
SOC2060
SOC2067
SOC2068
SOC2071
Tourism and Development
Sociology of Law I
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Sociology of Eating and Cooking
Sociology of intellectual disability
Work Placement
Demography I
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Social Studies minimum workload this semester: 4 credits
Semester 2 (February 2015 - June 2014)
Compulsory Study-Units (all students must register for these units)
SOC2013 Classical Sociology
4 credits
Non Compensatable
Elective Study-Units (Choose Elective study-units to the value of 18 credits from the Elective units
offered over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
SOC2022
SOC2030
SOC2051
SOC2062
SOC2047
Culture and Society
The Social Process of Ageing
Contemporary Social Issues
Medical Sociology: the body,
self and identity in chronic illness
Understanding Nations and Nationalism
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
SOC2063
SOC3046
Sociology of Cyberspace
Encounters with the City
`
4 credits
4 credits
Optional Study-Units
SOC2006
SOC2036
SOC2050
SOC2057
SOC2059
SOC2076
SOC2072
Social Inequality
Media and the State
Sociology of Law II *
Introduction to Queer Studies
Scrutinizing the Body
Sociological Research in Education
Demography II**
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
* Prerequisite SOC 2044 Sociology of Law I
** Prerequisite SOC 2071 Demography I
Social Studies minimum workload this semester: 4 credits)
N.B.
B.A. Year 2 students are required to do 26 credits in Social Studies.
It is highly recommended that you first register for elective study-units. However if you encounter
a clash you may opt for optional study-units.
University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
Department of Sociology
Social Studies
Study-Units on offer during the Academic Year 2014-2015
YEAR II B.A. (HONOURS)
Semester 1 (October 2014 – January 2015)
Compulsory Study-Units (all students must register for these units)
SOC2018
Empirical Research in Sociology
4 credits Non Compensatable
Elective Study-Units (Choose Elective study-units to the value of 38 credits from the Elective units
offered over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
SOC2058
SOC 2061
SOC2075
SOC2079
SOC3031
Sociology of Health and Illness
Sociology of Small Island Societies
Sociology of Business
Sociology of the Habitat
Political Sociology, Social Movements
and the state
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Optional Study-Units
SOC2015
SOC2044
SOC2040
SOC2060
SOC2067
SOC2068
SOC2071
Tourism and Development
Sociology of Law I
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Sociology of Eating and Cooking
Sociology of intellectual disability
Work Placement
Demography I
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Social Studies minimum workload this semester: 4 credits)
Semester 2 (February 2015 - June 2014)
Compulsory Study-Units (all students must register for these units)
SOC2013 Classical Sociology
4 credits
Non Compensatable
Elective Study-Units (Choose Elective study-units to the value of 38 credits from the Elective units
offered over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
SOC2022
SOC2030
Culture and Society
The Social Process of Ageing
4 credits
4 credits
SOC2051
SOC2062
SOC2047
SOC2063
SOC3046
Contemporary Social Issues
Medical Sociology: the body,
self and identity in chronic illness
Understanding Nations and Nationalism
Sociology of Cyberspace
Encounters with the City
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Optional Study-Units
SOC2006
SOC2036
SOC2050
SOC2057
SOC2059
SOC2072
SOC2076
Social Inequality
Media and the State
Sociology of Law II *
Introduction to Queer Studies
Scrutinizing the Body
Demography II**
Sociological Research in Education
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
* Prerequisite SOC 2044 Sociology of Law I
** Prerequisite SOC 2071 Demography I
Social Studies minimum workload this semester: 4 credits)
N.B. B.A. (Hons) Year 2 students are required to do 46 credits in Social Studies.
It is highly recommended that you first register for elective study-units. However if you encounter
a clash you may opt for optional study-units.
University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
Department of Sociology
Social Studies
Study-Units on offer during the Academic Year 2014-2015
YEAR III B.A.
Semester 1 (October 2014 – January 2015)
Elective Study-Units (Choose Elective study-units to the value of 16 credits from the Elective units
offered over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
SOC2058
SOC 2061
SOC2079
SOC3031
Sociology of Health and Illness
Sociology of Small Island Societies
Sociology of the Habitat
Political Sociology, Social Movements
and the state
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Optional Study-Units
SOC3028
SOC3029
SOC3035
The Sociology of Deviance
Sociology of Communities
Sociology of the Arts
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Semester 2 (February 2015 - June 2015)
Compulsory Study-Units (all students must register for these units)
SST3001
Synoptic Study-Unit I: Social Studies
6 credits
Non Compensatable
SST3002
Synoptic Study-Unit II: Social Studies
6 credits
Non Compensatable
Social Studies minimum workload this semester: 12 credits)
Elective Study-Units (Choose Elective study-units to the value of 16 credits from the Elective units offered
over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
SOC2022
SOC2030
SOC2047
SOC2051
SOC2062
SOC2063
SOC3046
Culture and Society
The Social Process of Ageing
Understanding Nations and Nationalism
Contemporary Social Issues
Medical Sociology : the body,
self and identity in chronic illness
Sociology of Cyberspace
Encounters with the City
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Optional Study-Units
SOC3026
SOC3030
Sociology and Political Economy of Development 4 credits
Sociology of Sport
4 credits
Compulsory Credits: 12
N.B.
B.A. Year 3 students are required to do 28 credits in Social Studies.
It is highly recommended that you first register for elective study-units. However if you encounter
a clash you may opt for optional study-units.
University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
Department of Sociology
Social Studies
Study-Units on offer during the Academic Year 2014-2015
YEAR III B.A. (HONOURS)
Compulsory Study-Units
Year (These units start in Semester 1 and continue in Semester 2.)
SST3000
Social Studies Honours Dissertation 12 credits Non Compensatable
Semester 1 (October 2014 – January 2015)
Elective Study-Units (Choose Elective study-units to the value of 36 credits from the Elective units
offered over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
SOC2058
SOC 2061
SOC3011
SOC3027
SOC3082
SOC2079
SOC3031
Sociology of Health and Illness
Sociology of Small Island Societies
Systems Theory
Theories of Social Change
Issues in Social Policy
Sociology of the Habitat
Political Sociology, Social Movements
and the state
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Optional Study-Units
SOC3028
SOC3029
SOC3035
The Sociology of Deviance
Sociology of Communities
Sociology of the Arts
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Social Studies minimum workload this semester: 6 credits)
Semester 2 (February 2015 - June 2015)
Compulsory Study-Units (all students must register for these units)
SST3001
Synoptic Study-Unit I: Social Studies
6 credits
Non Compensatable
SST3002
Synoptic Study-Unit II: Social Studies
6 credits
Non Compensatable
Elective Study-Units (Choose Elective study-units to the value of 36 credits from the Elective units offered
over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
SOC2022
SOC2030
Culture and Society
The Social Process of Ageing
4 credits
4 credits
SOC2047
SOC2051
SOC2062
SOC2063
SOC3046
Understanding Nations and Nationalism
Contemporary Social Issues
Medical Sociology: the body,
self and identity in chronic illness
Sociology of Cyberspace
Encounters with the City
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Optional Study-Units
SOC3026
SOC3030
Sociology and Political Economy of Development 4 credits
Sociology of Sport
4 credits
Social Studies minimum workload this semester: 18 credits)
N.B.
B.A. (Hons) Year 3 students are required to do 60 credits.
It is highly recommended that you first register for elective study-units. However if you encounter
a clash you may opt for optional study-units.