Sociology


Number of Postgraduate Students 100


Research Degrees MPhil/PhD


MA in Genetics and Society (by Research) MA in Environment, Culture and Public Policy (by Research)


Taught Courses MA in Sociology MA in Society, Technology and Nature with Pathways in:


Lancaster Sociology is one of the top Sociology departments in the UK and includes some of the foremost sociologists in Europe. Our staff are at the international forefront of research and publishing. Half the staff in the Department are Professors promoted because of their prominence in research and scholarship. As one of the top-rated Sociology departments in the UK, we pride ourselves on pushing social theory and sociology into new and often postdisciplinary directions and bringing these new horizons into our MA and PhD teaching.


Postgraduate students are a crucial part of our friendly, cosmopolitan department, valued as vital contributors to our lively and vibrant research culture which attracts both British and international students. We also offer an exceptionally wide-ranging research student training programme.


TAUGHT COURSES Our MA teaching offers you the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge relevant to a wide range of career possibilities in both public and private sectors.


MA in Sociology


Director of Studies: Professor Andrew Sayer. Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time. Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in a relevant social science. Assessment: Combination of coursework and dissertation. IELTS: 6.5 Funding: See page 213. Further Information: www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology


This innovative and flexible programme addresses both recent key concerns and sustained intellectual traditions within sociology. Interdisciplinary in spirit, the programme is taught by academics from several departments, all of whom are actively engaged in research which integrates sociology with exciting work in science studies, philosophy, anthropology, political economy, feminist theory, cultural analysis, history and geography. The degree has a central theory component, some methods training, and options which allow you to apply these analytical tools to particular issues and empirical topics.


Course structure The programme comprises three core, compulsory modules, three option modules, and a dissertation. The core modules provide a good grounding in the key conceptual and methodological issues in sociology.


Core modules


Contemporary Debates in Sociology Research Projects in Practice Social and Cultural Theory Dissertation


In the dissertation you will have an opportunity to explore an area of interest in great depth under the supervision of a member of staff. Staff research interests include the latest development in the areas of mobilities, science and technology studies, social theory, media, gender and women’s studies, cultural sociology, economy and society, states and globalisation, race and ethnicities, nationality and multiculturalism.


Optional modules You must choose three optional courses. Optional courses currently include:


Animals, Science and Society Anthropology of Cybercultures Cinema and Social Theory Consumer Society Contested Natures Debates in Gender Research Deliberation, Consultation, Participation Developments and Challenges of the Information Age Elementary Data Analysis Environment and Culture: Issues, Politics and Institutions Environmental Risk Feminist Technoscience Studies Gender, Sex and Bodies Genomics and Society


Globalisation, the State and Democracy in the Third World Key Thinkers: Michel Foucault Key Thinkers in Post-Structuralist Thought Mediated Nature: Communication Media and the Environment


Medical Knowledge, Technologies and Practices Arts and Social Sciences 95


Technoscience and Culture Genetics, Culture and Public Policy Environment, Culture and Public Policy MA in Sociological Research MA in Gender and Women’s Studies and Sociology


MA in Media and Cultural Studies


Head of Department Dr Tim Dant


Postgraduate Enquiries tel: +44 (0) 1524 594178 fax: +44 (0)1524 594256 e-mail: soc-postgrad@lancaster.ac.uk


Website www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology


Location Bowland North


Profile


Sociology


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