Social and Societal Studies
Learn about power from the bottom up, and how the way in which society is structured by gender, race and class creates and restricts possibilities for action, and what pressures different groups can exert on society.
Gender, race and class, alongside many other social identity markers, are central to the way social change is experienced by different groups of people. Patterns of inequality and oppression, as well as concentrations of wealth and privilege can be analysed through these lenses. Changes in class relations, emergent social, political and religious movements, and how poor people experience policies for economic growth all have an impact on how we experience the world today. If you are interested in these social pressures, this sub-theme offers a wide number of modules from different contexts across time and place that address these questions.
Social and Societal Studies modules
56 modules available
This information is for the 2024/25 academic year.
IF YOU ARE AN INCOMING YEAR ONE STUDENT, YOU SHOULD ONLY CHOOSE LEVEL 1 MODULES.
| Module Code | Module Title | Level |
|---|---|---|
| ARAB1150 | Early and Medieval Islamic History | 1 |
| CLAS1300 | The Greek World: an Introduction | 1 |
| EAST1450 | Foundations of East Asia | 1 |
| GERM1200 | 20th Century German History | 1 |
| HIST1060 | Faith, Knowledge and Power, 1500-1750 | 1 |
| LLLC1304 | Islam in Western Societies | 1 |
| LLLC1321 | Women, Culture and Islam | 1 |
| LUBS1125 | Economic Institutions (Labour) | 1 |
| LUBS1585 | Economic Institutions (Industry) | 1 |
| LUBS1755 | Business and Society (Combined) | 1 |
| LUBS1760 | Business and Society (Organisation Theory) | 1 |
| LUBS1765 | Business and Society (Social Theory) | 1 |
| MEDV1080 | Religion and Culture in the Western Middle Ages | 1 |
| MODL1100 | Politics, Culture and Society | 1 |
| PIED1201 | Global Development Challenges | 1 |
| PIED1551 | Power and Conflict - an Introduction | 1 |
| Contemporary Africas: Politics, Society and the Environment | 1 | |
| SLSP1181 | Crime and Society | 1 |
| SLSP1191 | Identities and Inequalities | 1 |
| SLSP1201 | Making Sense of Society: Reading Social Theory | 1 |
| SLSP1213 | Formations of Coloniality and Modernity | 1 |
| SLSP1221 | Debating Welfare States | 1 |
| THEO1177 | Religion, Politics and Society in the Modern World | 1 |
| ARAB2190 | Global Jihad: From the Taliban to ISIS | 2 |
| ARAB2310 | Modern Middle Eastern History | 2 |
| CLAS2350 | Herodotus and the Beginning of History | 2 |
| EAST2008 | The Making of Modern Thailand | 2 |
| GEOG2140 | Political and Development Geographies: The shaping of the world | 2 |
| HIST2073 | Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715 | 2 |
| HIST2103 | Later Victorian England: Politics, Society and Culture | 2 |
| HIST2112 | Jewish Communities in Medieval Europe | 2 |
| HIST2430 | The History of Africa since 1900 | 2 |
| LLLC2285 | Working with Change, Conflict and Crisis with Children and Families | 2 |
| LUBS2000 | Management, Work and Organisations | 2 |
| LUBS2060 | Contemporary Industrial Relations | 2 |
| SLSP2021 | Crime, Law and Regulation | 2 |
| SLSP2041 | Disability Studies: An Introduction | 2 |
| SLSP2052 | Gender and Society | 2 |
| SLSP2651 | Key Debates in Social Policy | 2 |
| THEO2251 | Sociology of Religion | 2 |
| ARAB3110 | Middle Eastern Politics: Regimes, Societies and Conflict | 3 |
| CLAS3350 | Herodotus and the Beginning of History | 3 |
| EDUC3903 | Children, Families and Cultural Diversity: Philosophical Perspectives | 3 |
| ENGL3153 | Refugee Narratives | 3 |
| FOAH3150 | Religion and Violence | 3 |
| GEOG3291 | Geographies of Global Insecurities: New Dynamics | 3 |
| HIST3450 | American History, American Historians | 3 |
| HIST3710 | Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State | 3 |
| LUBS3001 | Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective | 3 |
| LUBS3002 | Diversity Management | 3 |
| LUBS3097 | Global Perspectives on Work | 3 |
| LUBS3855 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| PIED3207 | International Development and Social Policy | 3 |
| PIED3305 | The Far Right in Europe and Beyond | 3 |
| SLSP3211 | State Crime and Immorality | 3 |
| SLSP3230 | Global Terrorism and Violence | 3 |