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Junior Sophister - Sociology and Social Policy

Students must take compulsory modules to a value of 30 ECTS and optional modules to a value of 30 ECTS.

• Modules chosen in JS year will determine the range of modules available to you in SS year.
• It is important to consider module prerequisites and programme requirements, which are outlined under each of the relevant years.
• Students taking a year on Erasmus/ Exchange must take a module equivalent to SO3140 and SO3141:
  Researching Society 1 & 2 whilst on exchange, SO3140 and SO3141 are prerequisites for the compulsory Dissertation module in the final year.
• Students on a one term Erasmus/ Exchange may not take LA3435 or LA3439
• Students wishing to take a Political Science (PO) module must have taken two Political Science modules in the Senior Freshman year.

COMPULSORY MODULES

Module Code	Module Title	ECTS	Co-requisites	Pre-requisites
Full Year Modules
SSU33100	Youth & Society/Responding to Homelessness: Irish and International Experiences	10
Michaelmas Term Modules
SSU33041	Life Courses & Evolving Welfare States	10
SOU33011	Researching Society	5	SOU33012	SO2110 & SO2111, SO2160 &SO2161
Hilary Term Modules
SOU33012	Researching Society	5		SO2110 & SO2111, SO2160 & SO2161, SOU33011

OPTIONAL MODULES

Module Code	Module Title	ECTS	Co-requisites	Prerequisites
Michaelmas Term Modules – select 10 ECTS (5 if taking PO3670)
ECU33041	Economics of Less Developed Countries A	5	ECU33042
ECU33061	Economics of Policy Issues A	5	ECU33062
SOU33081	Globalisation & Development 1	5
SOU33021	Race, Ethnicity & Identity 1	5
SOU33041	Social Stratification & Inequalities 1	5
SOU33061	Comparative Sociology of Europe 1	5
POU33021	Irish Politics A: Constitution, Elections, Parties and Parliament	5	PO3131	To take a Political Science module students must have taken 20 ECTS in SF year.
POU33051	Democracy and Development	5		To take a Political Science module students must have taken 20 ECTS in SF year.
LAU34081	Public International Law	10	LA1240
Hilary Term Modules – select 20 ECTS (15 if taking PO3670)
ECU33042	Economics of Less Developed Countries B	5		EC3140
ECU33062	Economics of Policy Issues	5		EC3160
SOU33092	Globalisation & Development 2	5
SOU33032	Race, Ethnicity & Identity 2	5
SOU33052	Social Stratification & Inequalities 2	5
SOU33072	Comparative Sociology of Europe 2	5
POU33032	Irish Politics B: Governance in Ireland, Politics in Northern Ireland	5		To take a Political Science module students must have taken 20 ECTS in SF year.r
POU33062	Democracy and Development B	5		To take a Political Science module students must have taken 20 ECTS in SF year.r
LAU34151	Public Interest Law	10	LA1240

Please note: Students must take an even distribution of ECTS, 30 in Michaelmas Term and 30 in Hilary Term.