Sociology Study Guide
Structure of the Sociology programme
Study guide for
Sociology Majors
SOCIOLOGY COURSES
1. Major Cores
2. Major Prescribed
Electives
(SOC-PEs)
Avoiding potential pitfalls!
Updated to reflect recent changes.
Please note that this guide does not
apply to the AY2011-12 cohort.
BROADENING COURSES
1. General Education
Requirements - Cores
(HW101 & HW111)
2. General Education
Requirements Prescribed Electives
(GER-PEs)
3. Unrestricted Electives*
(UEs)
* UEs can be used to take Sociology courses
Year One
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
SEMESTER ONE
HS101 Person &Society
HS102 Singapore Society
HS103 Global Problems
HW101 - GER-Core
GER-PE1
UE?
SEMESTER TWO
1. HS202 Social Research
(prereq for HS302)
2. HS203 Economy and
Society
3. HS204 Culture, Self &
Identity
4. HW111 - GER-Core
5. GER-PE2
Note: Core courses are indicated in bold.
HS102 and HS103 are considered SOC-PEs.
Year Three
SEMESTER ONE
1. HS301 Contemp. Social
Theory
2. HS401 Practicum*
(or SOC-PE7)
3. SOC-PE8
4. GER-PE5
5. UE
6. UE?
SEMESTER TWO
1. HS401/HS402 Practicum*
(or SOC-PE7)
2. SOC-PE9
3. SOC-PE10
4. UE
5. UE
6. UE?
*HS401/HS402 must be completed BEFORE starting HS499.
*Students who take HS401 as a core can take HS402A as a PE,
and vice versa.
Year Two
SEMESTER ONE
1. HS201 Classical Social
Theory
(prereq for HS301)
2. HS205 Organisations
3. HS302 Statistics*
(prereq for HS402) or SOCPE3
4. SOC-PE3/4
5. GER-PE3
SEMESTER TWO
1. HS302 Statistics*
(prereq for HS402) or SOCPE4/5
2. SOC-PE6
3. SOC-PE7
4. GER-PE4
5. UE
6. UE?
* Half of the cohort will take HS302 in Sem One and the other
half in Sem Two. This will provide greater flexibility to students
who are planning to go on exchange.
Year Four
SEMESTER ONE
1. HS499 Graduation
Project (5AUs)*
2. SOC-PE11
3. GER-PE12
4. UE?
SEMESTER TWO
1. HS499 Graduation Project
(3AUs)*
2. UE
3. UE
4. UE
5. UE?
*HS499 is 8AUs. The 5-3 breakdown reflects the relative
workload for each semester.
Sociology Study Guide
Important points to note:
• All Sociology cores must be completed in NTU.
• Five of the 12 SOC-PEs must be 300-level or
higher (the rest is up to you).
• Students must complete all the cores and at least
8 SOC-PEs for a grade by the end of Year Three in
order to begin the Graduation Project (HS499).
• It is recommended that students do not take more
than 3 other courses during the first semester of
HS499.
• Students with a CGPA of less than 3.75 when
entering their final year, have the option of doing
TWO 400-level courses instead of HS499.
A few more points to note:
• Check your Degree Audit regularly (every
semester after your exam results are released).
• Exercise the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U)
option for UEs carefully.
• If you are in doubt, please check with us.
Keeping track of your AU progress
Sem One Sem Two
Year
Total
Balance
Year One
15-18
18
33-36
110-113
Year Two
19
19-22
38-41
72-75
Year
Three
18-24
20-24
38-48
24-37
Year Four
11-17
13-20
24-37
0
TOTAL
146
Academic integrity
• The University takes academic integrity very
seriously.
• If you are caught cheating or plagiarising, the
penalty will be severe.
Note: Plagiarism means representing someone
else’s work as your own.