BA Geography and Sociology Course Content
Year One
Compulsory modules
Changing Worlds, Changing Places provides an overview of key themes in contemporary human geography. The module allows you to explore themes and ideas in political, urban, social and development geography, and offers an introduction to challenging debates about the nature of the contemporary world.
Geography of the UK examines geodemographics, so you can investigate the changing demographics of the UK, including counter-urbanisation, population ageing and national and international migration. The module also investigates economic change, particularly local labour markets, the rise of the service economy, and market systems in health, education and business.
GIS for Human Geography introduces you to Geographical Information Systems, and examines how public and private sector environments use such systems and how data sources and computer mapping build such spatial models.
Sociological Analysis of Contemporary Society examines the key features of contemporary British society and culture from a sociological perspective. In this module, we consider what aspects of our lives and the social world might be changing, and why such change may occur.
Sociological Thinking initiates you into the sociological way of seeing the world. This module provides the conceptual tools that will enable you to perceive the social patterns beneath a society’s political rhetoric and media noise.
Introduction to IT for Humanities Students will teach you the appropriate way to access, process and present scholarly sources and related information.
Optional modules
You choose three to four of the following modules.
- Ecology and the Changing Climate
- Ideas in Geography
- Water and the Weather
- Geography, Environment and Society
- Field Research: Leeds
- Geography Tutorials
You may then choose a number of further modules to complete your programme, either from your named subjects or in a third subject.
Year Two
Compulsory modules
Central Problems in Sociology focuses on the important thinkers within the history of the discipline, and explores how they have elucidated their main ideas and influenced each other. The module covers the themes of social integration, power, social change, the individual and society, as well as examining the social basis of culture, beliefs and consciousness.
Optional modules
You choose one to four of the following modules
- Social Data Analysis
- GIS and Spatial Analysis
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Human Geography Tutorials with Dissertation Design
- Ideas in Human Geography
- Human Geography European Field Class
- Career Preparation for Geographers
You also choose at least two of the following modules.
- Population, Health and Wellbeing
- Geographies of International Development and Rebellion
- Retail Geography
- Spaces of Citizenship and Belonging
- Cities and Regions; Analysis and Planning
- Water Resources
- Political Geography
- The Geography of Resources: Securing Future Supplies
- The Modern City
You then choose one of the following modules.
- Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods
- Globalization: Equality and Diversity
- Crime, Law and Regulation
- Race and Hollywood Cinema
- Drugs: Society, Politics and Policy
- Disability Studies: An Introduction
- The Sociology of Gender
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Racism and Ethnicity Studies: A Global Approach
- Individual, Mind and Society
- Men, Masculinities and Identity
- The Sociology of the Environment
- Urban Disorders, Social Divisions and Social Control
You then choose a number of elective modules to complete your programme.
Year Three
There are no compulsory modules in year three.
Optional modules
You choose one to four modules from the following list.
- Advanced Retail Planning
- European Cities
- Population Analysis
- Radical Geographies: Engagement, Theory, Praxis
- Urban and Regional Development: A Case Study of Athens
- Research Frontier: Citizenship and Belonging
- Geographies of 'Britishness'
- GIS for Urban and Regional Planning
- Transnational Geographies
- Geographies of Consumption
- Environment and Development in South East Asia
- Workplace Co-operative Project
- Dissertation
- Research Placement
- Autonomous Geographies, Sustainable Futures
You then choose two modules from this list.
- Sexualities and Society
- Governing Cultures, Identities and Emotions
- Citizenship, Identity and Social Change
- Disability Rights and the International Policy Context
- Education, Culture and Society
- Nation and Culture
- Housing in Urban Society
- Discipline and Punish
- Protest and Social Movements
- Globalisation and the Sex Trade
- Understanding Interpersonal Violence
- Ethnicity and Popular Culture
You also choose a number of further modules, either from your named subjects or a different discipline.
Key Information
UCAS code:LL37
Duration
3 years full-time.
6 years part-time.
Entry Requirements:
AAB at A level, including A in Geography, plus C in GCSE Mathematics.
Full entry requirements
UK/EU student fees
£9,000 per year full-time.
International student fees
£12,500 per year full-time.
Full finance information
Admissions Contact
Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law
Tel: 0113 343 5049
Tel: 0113 343 5020
Fax: 0113 343 5019