demonstrate an advanced grounding in the sociological thinking of Zygmunt Bauman On completion of the module students should show evidence of being able to: to foster an academic environment in which students can acquire increased critical reasoning, refined communication skills, and begin to develop their own critical position on a number of major social and political themes. to explore the relevance of Bauman's work within the sociological tradition and to assess his work in relation to wider social and political thought Ĥ. to encourage students to engage critically with questions that emerge from his work in order to develop advanced critical capabilities and to inspect the applicability of his ideas to practical social analysis ģ. to introduce students to the sociology of Zygmunt Bauman at an advanced level Ģ. The objectives can be summarised as follows:ġ. The module aims to develop and extend Bauman's thinking in a number of major areas associated with his work and establish the relevance of his thinking in relation to wider social and political thought. The module will foster a critical approach to this highly-celebrated body of work and encourage students to assess the contribution of Bauman's sociology to the understanding of contemporary social life. This module is approved as an Elective Module summaryThe aim of the module is to introduce students to the sociological thinking of Zygmunt Bauman at an advanced level. Year running 2013/14 Pre-requisite qualifications2:1 BA (Hons) in the Social Sciences or related disciplineĮnglish Language requirements as directed by School policy Liquid Sociology 30 credits Class Size: 15Įmail: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable The information shown below is for the academic year that the module was last running in, prior to the year selected. This module is inactive in the selected year.

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