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P O S T G R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3
THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
M.SC. SOCIOLOgY
The M.Sc. Sociology programme was restructured in the
2005/2006 academic year. At this time, students are required to
read ten three-credit courses, namely:
Eight (8) compulsory courses:
Course Code Course Title
SOCI 6000 (SY60A) Current Trends in Sociological Theory
SOCI 6001 (SY60B) Social Policy Analysis and Evaluation
SOCI 6014 (SY620) Reading Course in Sociology (Year-long)
GOVT 6003 (GT64E) Political Sociology I
SOCI 6040 Family Systems and Dynamics
SOCI 6003 (SY61A) Advanced Research Design and
Statistics in Sociology
GOVT 6004 (GT64G) Political Sociology II
Student would be required to do two (2) of the following three
(3) courses:
Course Code Course Title
SOCI 6016 (SY62A) Sociology of Development
SOCI 6004 (SY61B) Caribbean Social Problems
SOCI 6020 Peoples & Culture of the Caribbean
Students must also complete a six-credit research project in order
that the degree is awarded. Full-time students are expected to
complete the programme in three semesters (sixteen months),
whilst part-time students can complete the programme in five
semesters (30 months).
Entry requirement into this programme is normally an upper
second class degree, though other qualifications as well as
experience may be considered in admitting students into the
programme. On acceptance, students may be required to read
some undergraduate courses. In such instances, these students
will normally be registered as qualifying students in the M.Sc.
programme.
Qualifying students must pass all their courses on the first
attempt. Full-time students in the M.Sc. programme, will normally
be required to withdraw from the programme if they should fail
more than two courses in any one semester. Part-time students
must pass at least three courses in an academic year.
Failure in a course is deemed to have occurred when the student
has failed either the coursework or the examination or both. In
such an instance, the student will have one chance at resitting
either the part (coursework or examination) of the course failed
or repeating the entire course. Students will not normally be
allowed more than two attempts at any course. Effectively, failure
after two attempts at a course would require withdrawal from
the programme.
With respect to the project, full-time students must complete
the project in the semester following the passing of all courses.
Part-time students must complete the project by the end of the
second semester following the advice to proceed to project.
Extensions for submission of the project, for both part-time and
full-time students, will be limited to one three-month period
beyond the end of the semester when submission was required.
All extensions would be granted only on the recommendation
of the supervisor.
M.SC. SOCIOLOgY
COUrSE SYLLABII/DESCrIPTIONS
(The content of these syllabi may be altered to reflect changes in
the discipline)
SEMESTEr: 1
COUrSE CODE: SOCI 6000 (SY60A)
COUrSE TITLE: CUrrENT TrENDS IN SOCIOLOgICAL THEOrY
NO. OF CrEDITS: 6
COUrSE DESCrIPTION: The course aims at tracing the development
of new ideas and explanation in sociological theory, following the
classical tradition, and concentrates on the period following the
Second World War. It identifies the close relationship between the
changes in international hegemony, new bases of social power
and international conflict and the new emphases in sociological
theorising. There is an attempt to fit the Caribbean into this dynamic
scenario.
Course Structure
1. Review of Classical Social Theory and the social circumstances
that created its emergence
2. New changes in International Hegemony and the rise of Modern
Social Theory
3. Responses to the Challenges of Marxism
4. New Developments in Marxism
5. Development within Social Action Theory
6. New Developments
Assessment:
The course will be examined as follows:
One coursework essay (approximately 2000 words) - 30%
Final examination (requiring essay-type answers to two questions)
- 70%
SEMESTEr: 1
COUrSE CODE: SOCI 6001 (SY60B)
COUrSE TITLE: SOCIAL POLICY ANALYSIS
AND EVALUATION
NO. OF CrEDITS: 6
COUrSE DESCrIPTION: This course will introduce postgraduate
students to evaluation methods for the purpose of determining the
effectiveness of policies and programmes for special development
and professional practice. Emphasis will be placed on evaluation of the
outcomes of public policies and programmes in the Caribbean. The
course will provide students with the practical experience in utilising
evaluation techniques for current responses to social problems.
Concepts of Caribbean social policy, targets and policy criteria will
be analysed and evaluated. Emphasis will lie on a critical analysis and
evaluation of existing public policies/programmes in the Caribbean to
the extent to which they produce expected outcomes. In this respect,
modification and expansion of existing theories utilising Caribbean
data will take place.
Assessment:
Coursework (assessed by means of one oral presentation) - 40%. Oral
presentations can be done in groups of no more than four persons.
Examination - 60%
In order to pass this course, students must achieve a “B” grade in both
coursework and the examination .