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.

1. Students normally ought to take either SOC2 ( Social Theory) or SOC3 (Modern Societies)
2. Student should not take HSPS SOC4 ( Concepts and Arguments)
3. Replacing one of the papers by a dissertation is not allowed
4. 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.