SchoolofPoliticalScience&Sociology
2BABooklet2015-2016
Thisbookletcontains(almost)everythingyou
needtoknow!
Pleasereadandkeepsafely
Contents
1. Timetable
2. HowSecondYearWorks
3. ChecklistofDates
4. CourseDescriptions
5. Aims&LearningObjectives
6. YourResponsibilities
7. Whoweare
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2BAPROGRAMMETIMETABLE2015-16
SEMESTERONE:
SP212ClassicalSocialThought(Coremodule)
DrTonyVarley
Tuesday12.00(AM250);Wednesday12.00(AM250)
SP216EuropeanPolitics(Coremodule)
DrBrendanFlynn
Monday12.00(O’Flaherty);Monday2.00(O’Flaherty)
YoumustalsoCHOOSEONEofthetwoelectivemodules:
SP226ComparativeThemesinSociety,Politics&Culture
DrKathyPowell
Tuesday2.00(AM250);Friday12.00(IT125,GroundFloor)
OR
SP234InternationalRelations
Dr.NiallÓDochartaigh&ColleaguesTuesday2.00(D’ArcyThompson);Friday12.00
(AM150)
SEMESTERTWO:
SP215ModernPoliticalThought(Coremodule)
GerryFitzpatrick
Wednesday12.00(AM250);Friday12.00(AM250)
SP220MethodsforSocial&PoliticalScience(Coremodule)
Dr.BernadineBrady
Dr.MikeHynes
Monday2.00(O’Flaherty);Tuesday12.00(O’Flaherty)
YoumustalsoCHOOSEONEofthetwoelectivemodules:
SP219PoliticalSociology
DrNiallODochartaigh
Monday12.00(Eng.,GO17,);Tuesday2.00(AM200)
OR
SP235SocialIssuesandPolicyResponses
ProfCarolineMcGregorandcolleagues
Tuesday2.00(D’ArcyThompson);Wednesday6.00(TyndallTheatre)
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HowSecondYearWorks…..
(BA2 results are worth 30% of your final degree classification.)
Eachsemesteryoutake2coremodulesand1elective:seethetablebelow.
Youmakeyourownchoicefromthetwoelectiveseachsemesterandregisteryour
choice with the Registration Office as part of your general college registration
process.Ifyouhaveanyproblemswithregistration,contactreghelp@nuigalway.ie.
AND
YoualsohavetoregisterseparatelywiththeSchoolforaweeklyone-hourseminar
thatrunsacrosstheyear.Detailsoftheseminararecontainedlaterinthebooklet.
SEMESTERONE
SEMESTERTWO
SP216
European
Politics
(CORE)
lectures
Accompanying
generalseminar–
twodiscussion
topics,one
essay
SP212
Classical
SocialThought
(CORE)
lectures
Accompanying
generalseminar–
twodiscussion
topics,one
essay
Accompanying
generalseminar–
twodiscussion
topics,one
essay
EITHER
SP226
Comparative
Themesin
Society,
Politics&
Culture
(ELECTIVE)
lectures
OR
SP234
International
Relations
(ELECTIVE)
lectures
Accompanying
generalseminar–
twodiscussion
topics,one
essay
SP215
Modern
Political
Thought
(CORE)
lectures
SP220
Methodsfor
Socialand
PoliticalScience
(CORE)
lectures
EITHER
SP219
Political
Sociology
(ELECTIVE)
lectures
OR
SP235
SocialIssues&
Policy
Responses
(ELECTIVE)
lectures
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Accompanying
generalseminar
–twodiscussion
topics,one
essay
Accompanying
generalseminar
–twodiscussion
topics,one
essay
Accompanying
generalseminar
–twodiscussion
topics,one
essay
Accompanying
generalseminar
–twodiscussion
topics,one
essay
ChecklistofDates
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DetailsofhowtoregisterforthetheSeminars(mandatory)willbeprovided
attheIntroducoryLecture.
•
SeminarsstarttheweekofMondaySeptember28thandendNovember27th
(nineweeks).
Lectures start in the first week of the Semester with an introductory week
andspecialtimetable.LecturestakeplaceinAM250onTuesday8thSeptat
12noonandalsoat2.00;andonFriday11thSeptember12nooninIT125.
(SeemainwebsiteforfullTimetabledetails)
Regularlecture-timesareinplacefromMonday14thSeptember.
ModuleAssessment:
All modules are assessed through: (a) exam, (70%); (b) a written assignment (20%)
and(c)attendanceandparticipationatseminars(10%).Youarerequiredtopassall
modulesinYear2inordertoprogressintoYear3andanoverallmarkof40%is
requiredtopasseachmodule.
Lecture/SeminarAttendance
Yourresponsibilityasastudentistoattendalllecturesandseminars.Lecturesarean
integralpartofthelearningprocess.Theseminarsarespeciallydesignedtodeepen
your learning and knowledge and are also an integral part of the learning process
Historians of our School would ascertain at least one fact: students who attend
lecturesandseminarsconsistentlyperformbetterthanthosewhodon’t.
SeminarRegistration
TheseminarsbeginontheweekofMondaySept28thandregistrationanddetails
ofhowtoregisterforthemwillbegivenattheIntroductorylecture.Pleasenote
thatseminarsareobligatoryforallstudentswiththeexceptionofVisitingand
Erasmusstudents.
INSEMESTER2,LECTURESBEGINTHEFIRSTWEEKOFTHESEMESTERANDSEMINARSBEGIN
Week-CommencingJanuary25thuntilWeek-EndingApril8th.
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CURRICULUMANDCOURSEDESCRIPTIONS
In 2nd year you take 2 core, 1 elective module and a general seminar EACH
semester.
GENERALSEMINARS
Students are required to attend general seminars once a week for nine weeks in
eachsemester.
Youarerequiredtoregisterforaseminargroupusingourregistrationprocess
(detailsofhowtoregisterwillbegiveninlecturesduringtheintroductoryweek).
WhatisthePurposeoftheSeminars?
Theseminarsupportsandextendsthelearninginthemodules.Theformatis:small
numbersofstudentsmeetingweekly,toencouragegroupdiscussionanddebate
aroundselectedthemes,anddesignedspecificallytohelpyoudevelopyourcritical
thinkingskills.
Howdotheywork?
Prior to the seminars starting you will be given a seminar guide, detailing the
discussion/essay themes. There will also be a READING PACK (with a selection of
extractsfromtherecommendedliteratureforeachmodule)atthebeginningofeach
semester.ThisGuidecontainseverybitofinformationyouneedtoknowaboutthe
seminars.Thelatercontainsasetofassignedreadingswhichshapediscussioneach
week,arederivedfromthemodulecontentandconstitutetheessaysubject.Youdo
the assigned reading each week in advance. Each seminar will be as good as you
makeit.SeminarsareNOTlectures:themoreyouputin,themoreyouwillgetout.
Howaretheyassessed?
Ofthe100%markforeachmoduleassessmentisbasedon70%fromtheexamand
30%fromtheseminarofwhich20%isfromtheessayat10%fromparticipationand
attendance.
You are obliged to produce three essays per semester – one for each module.
Pleasenoteyourseminarleaderishappytoassistyouwithanydifficultiesyouare
having in relation to course work and essay writing. NOTE, TOO, ESSAYS MUST BE
SUBMITTED VIA TURNITIN (AS IN 1st YEAR). FULL DETAILS RE THIS WILL BE
FURNISHEDTOYOUVIAE-MAIL.
GeneralSeminar
Prerequisites:None
Min./max. no. of students: The class is split into small groups (10 to 18) for
seminars
SeminarTutor:StaffMember
Teachingandlearningmethods:Eachweekonetopicfromasetlistisdiscussed.The
discussionisbasedonassignedreadingsfromeachofthethreecorelecturecourses.
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Methods of assessment and examination: The seminar course is assessed on
attendance/participation,andthreeshortessayspersemester.
Languagesofinstruction:EnglishCoretexts: Assignedreadings.
Note: Students remain in the same seminar group for both semesters unless there is a
needtochangefortimetablereasons.
MODULEDESCRIPTIONS-SEMESTER1ANDSEMESTER2
Belowareshortmoduledescriptions,givingabriefoverviewofmodulecontents
andmethodsofassessment.Fullcourseoutlineswillbeavailableonlineofthe
School’swebiste.
ModuleDescriptions
Semester1
Module:SP216EuropeanPolitics
Lecturer:Dr.BrendanFlynn
This module explores European politics through a broadly comparative
perspective. It first addresses the strategic developments of the last
decade and beyond, starting with the end of the cold war in the early 1990s,
and the new security frameworks emerging today. We then discuss European
nationalism, examining this issue in the context of Spain and the collapse
of Yugoslavia. This is followed by lectures on the wider significance of
German re-unification. In the second part of the course, we will use a
regional framework of analysis. Here we will examine the Nordic democracies,
the Mediterranean states, the newly established and struggling democracies
of central Europe and the smaller European democracies such as the
Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, and Austria. Finally in the last section
of the course we will examine some comparative trends: European electoral
behaviour, Europe's various distinctive styles of governance, and the rise
of political extremist movements across Europe in the last few years.
Prerequisites:None
Teachingandlearningmethods:Seriesoflectures.Studentsmusttakepartinthe
semester1generalseminarsasdescribedbelow.
Methodsofassessmentandexamination:Two-hourwrittenexam(70%).30%of
marksareawardedforcourseworkinsemester1generalseminarsasdescribed
below.
Languagesofinstruction:English
Coretexts:Assignedreadings
Module:SP212ClassicalSocialThought
Lecturer:Dr.TonyVarley
Sociology’sclassicaltheoreticaltraditionisheavilydominatedbythecontributionsof
Marx,WeberandDurkheim.Onereasonforthisisthatthesethreesocialtheorists
have contributed a great deal to our understanding of the nature of the transition
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frompre-industrialtoindustrialsociety.Anotherreasonisthatthesethreetheorists
have set the terms of much of the ongoing debate concerning modernity and its
futureprospects.Theirideas,inotherwords,continuetohavearelevancetothe
interpretation of present-day society under advanced capitalism. The theories of
Marx,WeberandDurkheimcanbepresentedinseveralways.Theapproachtakenin
thismodulewillbethematicandcomparativeinthatitwillbringtogethertheideas
ofMarx,WeberandDurkheiminrelationtoaseriesofquestionsandtopics.More
specifically, these topics will range across the methods appropriate to the study of
society, class and the division of labour, the state and democratic politics and the
nature
of
culture,
religion
and
ideology.
Prerequisites:None
Teachingandlearningmethods:Seriesoflectures.Studentsmusttakepartinthe
semester1generalseminarsasdescribedbelow.
Methods of assessment and examination: Two-hour written exam (70%). 30% of
marksareawardedforcourseworkinsemester1generalseminars.
Languagesofinstruction:English
Coretexts:K.Morrison,Marx,Durkheim,Weber:FormationsofModernSocialThought,
1995,Sage.
AnthonyGiddens,CapitalismandModernSocialTheory,1981, Cambridge
UniversityPress.
YouschoosefromONEofthefollowingtwomodules.
EITHER
Module: SP226 Comparative Themes in Society, Politics and Culture
Lecturer. Dr. Kathy Powell
Thismoduleinvolvesthestudyofselectedissuesinsocial,politicalandculturalfields
fromacomparativeperspective,usingcasestudymaterialsfromvariousregionsof
the world, with an emphasis on Latin America. The contextual framework for the
courseistheglobalemergenceofneoliberalismasadominantmodeloverthelast
30years.Wewillconsiderissuesrelatingtoacoupleofthemajorcharacteristicsof
thisperiod:firstly,highandincreasinglevelsofinequality,bothwithinandbetween
regionsoftheworld,andsecondly,theglobalspreadofdemocratization.
Inequalitiesareevidentinawiderangeofareas,fromlevelsofincome,standardsof
living, structures of opportunities, to political power, physical vulnerability, respect
forpoliticalrights,andareexperiencedthroughrelationsofclass,race,genderand
ethnicity. While inequality is the unifying theme of the course, we will focus
throughoutonspecificwaysinwhichpeoplerespondtoandconfrontthechallenges
which issue from increasing inequalities: these responses have notably included
changes in household reproduction strategies, and increases in informality,
migration,andcriminality.
The module begins by outlining the contextual framework, and establishing a
theoreticalframeworkforanalysingthespecificsetsofcasestudieswhichfocuson
theseresponses:thisincludestheconceptofsocialreproduction,arelationaltheory
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of class processes, and a consideration of the relationship between structure and
agency,acentralproblematicofsocialandpoliticalstudies.
Thefirstofourcasestudiesexaminehouseholdandlivelihoodstrategiesforcoping
with social and economic change and crisis. We then consider increasing
participation in the large and growing “informal” sector economies which
characterise many countries, and labour migration, exploring the nature and
significance of “informal” sector work and migratory processes, as well as the
overlap between informality and migration. Finally in this section we consider the
linksbetweeninequality,marginalization,andcriminality.
Democratization
Whileasecondnotablefeatureoftheneoliberalperiodhasbeenthe‘global’spread
ofdemocracy,thishasdonelittletosignificantlyimproveeithersocio-economicor
political inequality. In this light, we will consider political inequalities within and
betweenregionsoftheworld,concentratingonthenatureandqualityofdemocratic
‘transition’ processes in specific countries, and questioning the relation between
these processes and the increasing social and political exclusion which fuels
problemssuchasrisingurbanviolence.
Themoduleusescomparativeandinter-disciplinaryframeworkstodemonstratethe
importance of examining global processes through the specific historical, sociocultural and political contexts in which they unfold, in order to reach a fuller
understandingofsocialrealities,andofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenone
context and another. This enables us to move beyond taken-for–granted
assumptions that we may have, based on our own context and experience, about
differentsocialandpoliticalworlds.
Reading:
Themoduleisbuiltaroundaseriesofcoretexts,withadditionalreadingsforessay/
exampreparation(seecourseoutlineandreadinglist).
Prerequisites:None
Teachingandlearningmethods:Seriesoflectures.
Methods of assessment and examination: Two-hour written exam (70%). 30% of
marksareawardedforcourseworkinsemester1generalseminars.
Languagesofinstruction:English
OR
Module:
SP234InternationalRelations
Lecturer:
Dr.NiallÓDochartaigh&Colleagues
This module provides an introduction to the study of international relations,
exploringthepoliticsofrelationsbetweenstatesaswellastheactivitiesandrolesof
non-state actors such as non governmental organisations, transanational
corporations and rebel armies. The module focuses on key ideas, institutions,
theoriesandissueswithaparticularemphasisonunderstandingthecausesofwar
and measures to secure peace. All our ideas about what should happen in the
internationalarenaarefilteredthroughdifferentsetsofvaluesconcerningpolitical
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life. The module begins accordingly by setting out four such frameworks: realism,
liberalism, marxism and social constructivism. It moves on then to deal with the
UnitedNations’approachtobuildingpeaceandresolvingconflict,withdebateson
international intervention, human rights and human security – and with the links
between economic development and civil war. Theoretical debates are linked to
issuesofurgentpublicconcernandillustratedwithcasestudies.
Prerequisites:None
TeachingandLearningMethod:Lectures
Methodofassessmentandexamination:Two-hourwrittenexam(70%).30%of
marksareawardedforcourseworkinsemester1generalseminars.
Languageofinstruction:English
CoreTexts: JohnBaylissandSteveSmithaqndPatriciaOwens(eds.)2010.The
GlobalizationofWorldPolitics,5thedition,Oxford:OUP.(327.101GLO)
Additionalreadingswillbeassignedasappropriate.
ModuleDescriptions–Semester2
Module:SP215ModernPoliticalThought
Lecturer:GerryFitzpatrick
This module is an introduction to modern political thought in the European world
through a study of some of the principal thinkers. It traces the development of
politicalthoughtfromtheRenaissancetothebeginningofthe20thCentury.Itsaim
willbeforyoutounderstandthenatureofthehistoryofpoliticalthoughtandhowit
has shaped and is shaping the modern world. The course will have a number of
themesbutthemainoneispoliticalobligation:whyandhowoughtwetoobeythe
State.Themainapproachestothisquestionthatwewillconsiderare:Renaissance
humanism, the Social Contract, Utilitarianism, Idealism, Republicanism and
democratic Nationalism. The main writers covered shall run from Thomas More,
(early 16th Century) to Max Weber and LT Hobhouse (early 20th Century). The idea
throughout is to examine the historical context and intentions of all the thinkers
analysed - and to assess what they have to say to us about our current political
predicaments.
TextbooksandGeneralReading
Sixgoodgeneraltextbooksforthiscourseare
ARyan,OnPolitics,AHistoryofpoliticalThought(2012)chs9-21
I.Hampsher-Monk,AHistoryofModernPoliticalThought(1992)
A.Haworth,UnderstandingthePoliticalPhilosophers(2004)chs5-8,11
D Wootton, Modern Political Thought, Readings from Machiavelli to Nietzsche
(2008)
J.S.McClelland,AHistoryofWesternPoliticalThought(1996)PartsIVtoVI
J.Plamenatz,ManandSocietyVolsIandIIoftherevised(1992)edition
Othertextstobeannounced.
Prerequisites:None
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Teaching and learning methods: Series of lectures. Students (with the exception of
Visiting/Erasmusstudents)musttakepartinthesemester2generalseminarsasdescribedin
thisbooklet.
Methodsofassessmentandexamination:Two-hourwrittenexam(70%).30%ofmarksare
awardedforcourseworkingeneralseminarsasdescribedinthisbooklet.
Languagesofinstruction:English
Coretexts:Assignedreadings
Module:SP220MethodsforSocialandPoliticalScience
Lecturer:Dr.BernadineBrady&Dr.MikeHynes
Webeginthismodulebydiscussingwhatsociologicalandpoliticaldataareandwhywe
shouldwanttocollectthem.Wethenshowyouhowtouseaselectionofqualitativeand
quantitative research methods. Methods to be explored include basic qualitative
approachessuchasparticipantobservation,interviewing,visualmethods,oralhistory,or
autobiography. Issues surrounding the interpretation of research and research
accountability, as well as the writing of research will also be examined. In the
quantitative section of the course, students will be introduced to key aspects of survey
research,includingissuesofoperationalisationandsampling,datacollectionandanalysis.
Theoverallaimofthecourseistoenableyoutocarryoutandpresentaresearchproject.
Itwillbeassessedbyexamination.
Min./max.no.ofstudents:Norestrictionsapply.
Teaching and learning methods: Students (with the exception of Visiting/Erasmus
students)musttakepartinthesemester2generalseminarsasdescribedbelow.
Methodsofassessmentandexamination:Twohourwrittenexam(70%). 30%ofmarksare
awardedforcourseworkinsemester2generalseminars.
Languagesofinstruction:English
Core text: Assigned readings (qualitative methods) and textbook (quantitative
methods).
InSemester2youwillchoosefromONEofthefollowingTWOelectives
EITHER
Module:SP219PoliticalSociology
Lecturer:Dr.NiallÓDochartaigh
Politicalsociologycansimplyandbroadlybedefinedasthestudyoftherelationship
betweensocietyandpolitics.Traditionallypoliticalsociologistshavefocusedonsuch
topicsasthetypesofsocio-politicalorders,theoriesofthestate,orpoliticalculture.
Recent years have seen much attention being devoted to the study of a range of
issuesrelatingtopower,warandorganizedviolence,politicallegitimacy,authority,
ideology,civilsociety,citizenship,newsocialmovements,nationalism,ethnicityand
globalisation. This course provides an introduction to both classical and
contemporary issues in political sociology. It reviews the leading theoretical and
historical approaches in the field in a way that illustrates theory with concrete
empiricalworkandcasestudies.
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Prerequisites:None
Teachingandlearningmethods:Seriesoflectures
Methods of assessment and examination: Two-hour written exam (70%). 30% of
marksareawardedforcourseworkinsemester1generalseminars.
Languagesofinstruction:English
Coretext:Assignedreadings.
OR
Module:SP235SocialIssuesandPolicyResponses
Lecturers:Dr.CarmelDevaneyandcolleagues.
Policy and the provision of services in contemporary Ireland has moved through
variousstageswiththeemphasisregularlychangingdependingonapoliticalagenda
and public interest. This course will provide participants with the opportunity to
examinevarioussocialissuesandtherelatedpoliciesthroughaninvestigationofthe
historicaldevelopment,thecurrentstateandthepossiblefuturedirectionofpolicy
responses.
Themoduleexaminesdifferentstagesoflife-coursedevelopment,focussingon
issuessuchaschildhoodandtherealorintendedpolicymeasuresconnectedwithit,
aswellaschallengesconnectedwithyouthandfamilies.Thecourseisdividedinto
various themes, explored each week, which afford participants the opportunity to
investigatethecomplexnatureoftherelationshipbetweentheindividual,thefamily
andtheState.Thecoursealsoexploresthepracticeimplicationsofpolicyprovision
andconsiderstheroleofcommunity,familyandothersocialissuessuchasgender.
This course takes a critical approach in the analysis of the emergence and
effectivenessofpolicyresponsesincontemporarysocietyandinthesocietiesofthe
future.
Module objectives are to give you the opportunity to begin to associate
different aspects of policy planning with the social and political problems they are
intended to solve. The module will focus on using critical thinking skills and
background theoretical knowledge to attempt to make sense of the opportunities
and experiences of marginalized groups living in a complex and rapidly changing
Ireland.
Reading:Corereadingsforeachweekwillbeidentifiedandadditionalreadingswill
belisted.
Prerequisites:None
Teachingandlearningmethods:Seriesoflectures.
Methods of assessment and examination: Two-hour written exam (70%). 30% of
marksareawardedforcourseworkinsemester2generalseminars.
Languagesofinstruction:English
Coretexts: Assignedreadingsforeachweek.
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AIMS&LEARNINGOBJECTIVESOFTHEPROGRAMME
InSecondYearyouwilltransitionfromtheintroductiontoSociologicalandPolitical
Studies to a more demanding range of material, including classical texts and their
interpretations,andbooksandarticlesgroundedinresearchonspecifictheoretical,
conceptualandsubstantiveissues.
Theprincipalaimsofthesecondyearprogrammearetoextendyourknowledgeof
theory,methodologyandsomeofthemajorissuesanddebatesinsocialandpolitical
studies.
Themodulesofferedoverbothsemestersaredesignedtobuildontheintroduction
tosociologyandpoliticstaughtinthe1styear,andprepareyouformoreadvanced
studyin3rdyear.
Thelearningobjectivesforyouare:
• toacquireamoreextensiveknowledgeoftheprincipaltheoretical
foundationsofsocialandpoliticalstudies.
• todeepenyourunderstandingofbothclassicalandcurrentsocialand
politicalissuesandofhowthesehavebeeninterpretedtheoreticallyand
conceptually.
• togainknowledgeandappreciationofmethodologicalapproachestosocial
andpoliticalresearch.
• todeveloparangeofcritical,analyticalandinterpretativeskills.
• tobuildstudyskills,includingcriticalreadingandcomprehension,essay
writing,discussion,presentationsandexampreparation.
• todevelopyourcapacityforindependentthinkingandscholarlywork
• toenhanceyourgeneralintellecturalandpersonalskillsinamannerwhich
willbenefityouprofessionallyandacrossyourlifecourse.
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YOURRESPONSIBILITIES!
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InthisSchoolweencourageyoutotakeresponsibilityforyourownlearning.
Wecannotdoyourlearningforyou.
Youareobligedtoattendalllecturesandseminarsandmeetalldeadlinesas
setout.Whilewegiveourknowledgeandfullsupportacrosstheprogramme,
yourcriticalengagementwithideas,discussions,essaywriting,lecturesand
seminars will make a huge difference to your university experience. We
encourageyoutotakefulladvantageofwhatweoffer.
YouarethereforeexpectedtomakefulluseoftheLibraryandtodevelop
yourbibliographicskills.Pleasereadfromyourreadinglistsandusebooks
ondeskreserve.Librarystaffwillhelpyouwithanydifficulties.
Youareobligedtoensurethatnoneoftheworkyousubmitisplagiarised.
Plagiarismiscopyingsomeoneelse’swork,whetherfromapublishedbook,
the internet, lecture notes, or another student, and presenting it as one’s
own work. It also includes paraphrasing a text very closely. Plagiarism is
therefore both theft and fraud and may result in an outright fail. Written
work will be considered plagiarised whether wholly or partly copied, and
whether copied from one or multiple sources. You must ensure that every
source used in written work is fully referenced and every quote is clearly
markedasaquoteandreferenced.Guidelinesandthenormsinrelationto
referencing in order to avoid plagiarism will be provided in the general
seminars.
Youareadvisedtoinformthe2ndYeartutorofanydifficultiesyouarehaving,
suchasillness,whichmayaffectyourstudies.
Intheeventofanyseriouspersonaldifficultiesaffectingyourprogressor
participation,weencourageyoutospeakconfidentiallytothe2ndyearCoordinator.
• Second Year Results are now worth 30% of your overall
degreeresult:youmustthereforeassumethatyourfinal
degree class shall be significantly affected by your
secondyearperformance.
• NOTEALSOTHATFROMTHISACADEMICYEAR,2015/16,
SECONDYEARREPEATEXAMINATIONRESULTSSHALLBE
CAPPEDAT40%.
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Whoweare:
SecondYearCo-ordinator:GerryFitzpatrick
Room327,2ndFloor,ÁrasMoyola
(socpol2ba@nuigalway.ie)
SchoolAcademicCo-ordinator:MichaelDonnelly
Room304,2ndFloor,ÁrasMoyola
(michael.donnelly@nuigalway.ie)
Lecturers:
CarmelDevaney
Room1009,ILAS(InstituteforLifecourse&Society)
<carmel.devaney@nuigalway.ie>
BrendanFlynn
Room316,ÁrasMoyola
e-mail:Brendan.Flynn@nuigalway.ie
NiallÓDochartaigh
Room318,ÁrasMoyola
e-mail:niall.odochartaigh@nuigalway.ie
KathyPowell:Room321,ÁrasMoyola
e-mail:kathy.powell@nuigawlay.ie
EilísWard:Onsabbaticalleave,academicyear2015-16
Room317,ÁrasMoyola
E-mail:Eilís.Ward@nuigalway.ie
MikeHynes
Room323,ÁrasMoyola
e-mail:mike.hynes@nuigalway.ie
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BernadineBrady,
Room1010ILAS(InstituteforLifecourse&Society)
e-mail:bernadine.brady@nuigalway.ie
TonyVarley
Room309,ÁrasMoyola
e-mail:tony.varley@nuigalway.ie
GerryFitzpatrick
Room327,ÁrasMoyola
e-mail:gerard.fitzpatrick@nuigalway.ie
HeadofSchool
DrAnneByrne
Room314,ÁrasMoyola
e-mail:Anne.byrne@nuigalway.ie
DEPARTMENTALWEBSITE
Pleasenotethatthereisagreatdealofinformationavailableonthedepartmental
website,includingtimetables,courseoutlines,contactdetailsandonlinematerials.
Thewebsiteaddressiswww.nuigalway.ie/soc/
NOTICEBOARD
Information for 2nd year students regarding seminar group allocation, timetabling
issues,etc.willbepostedonthe2ndyearBlackboardsiteandonthe2ndYearNotice
Board at the School of Political Science & Sociology, Floor 2, Aras Moyola at the
beginningofeachsemester.
STUDENTREPRESENTATIVES
Students are urged to volunteer to become 2nd-year representatives, which is an
important and responsible position. Students are invited to contact their
representativesand/ortheyeartutoriftheyhaveanyconcernsorwishtoraiseany
issuesregardingtheSchool.
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BLACKBOARD
PleasenotethatfromtimetotimetheSchoolwillneedtocirculateinformationtoall
2BAstudentsandwilluselecturesandBlackboardforthispurposes.Pleasemake
sureyouattendtoanynoticesthatcirculateviaBlackboard.DONOTIGNORETHEM!
Finally,Isincerelyhopethatyoursecondyearwillbeanenjoyable,
academicallyrewardingandenrichingexperience.
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