Guidelines for students wishing to take a one-year Part II in Sociology: 2018-19
Students wishing to take a one-year Part II in Sociology can take four papers across Part IIA and Part IIB.
- Students normally ought to take either SOC2 ( Social Theory) or SOC3 (Modern Societies)
- Student should not take HSPS SOC4 ( Concepts and Arguments)
- Replacing one of the papers by a dissertation is not allowed
- SOC6 can be taken only if SOC2 was taken in Year 2.
In 2018-19, available Sociology Part II papers are:
Part IIA
SOC2. Social theory: organised by Prof P Baert
SOC3. Modern societies II: organised by Dr E Mc Pherson
SOC4. Concepts and arguments in sociology: organised by Dr M Desai
SOC5. Statistics and methods: organised by Dr M Ramsden
Part IIB
SOC6. A subject in sociology I: Advanced Social Theory: organised by Prof P Baert
SOC7. A subject in sociology II: Media, Culture and Society: organised by Dr E McPherson
SOC8. A subject in sociology III: Religion and Contentious Mobilization: organised by Dr T Donker
SOC9. A subject in sociology IV: Global Capitalism: organised by Dr S Hogarth
SOC10. A subject in sociology V: Gender: organised by Prof S Franklin
SOC11. A subject in sociology VI: Racism, Race and Ethnicity: organised by Dr M Desai
SOC12. A subject in sociology VII:Social Problems in Modern Britain: organised by Dr J Miley
in 2018-19, this paper will be taught in prison, as part of the Learning Together Programme
SOC13. A subject in sociology VIII: Health, Medicine and Society; organised by Dr D Weinberg
SOC14. The sociology of education (Paper 3 of Part II of the Education Tripos): organised by Dr A Sriprakash
SOC15. Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (Paper 34 of the Law Tripos): organised by Prof L Gelsthorpe
Students should register their choices with the sociology administrator : enquiries@sociology.cam.ac.uk
The paper choices will have to be approved by the HSPS Faculty Board.