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1. Admissions/ Management Information
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Title of the programme – including any lower awards
Please provide the titles used for all awards relating to this programme. Note: all programmes are required to have at least a Postgraduate Certificate exit award.

See guidance on programme titles in:
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Masters MA in Culture, Society, and Globalization
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Postgraduate Diploma Postgraduate Diploma in Culture, Society and GlobalizationPlease indicate if the Postgraduate Diploma is available as an entry point, ie. is a programme on which a student can register, is an exit award, ie. is only available to students exiting the masters programme early, or both.Exit
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Postgraduate Certificate Postgraduate Certificate in Culture, Society and Globalization Please indicate if the Postgraduate Certificate is available as an entry points, ie. is a programme on which a student can register, is an exit award, ie. is only available to students exiting the masters programme early, or both.Exit
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Level of qualificationLevel 7
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This document applies to students who commenced the programme(s) in:2022/23
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Awarding institutionTeaching institution
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University of York University of York
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Department(s):
Where more than one department is involved, indicate the lead department		Board of Studies
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Lead Department SociologySociology
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Other contributing Departments: CWS, Education, Politics, SPSW
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Route code
(existing programmes only)		PSOCCSG
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Admissions criteria
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The minimum requirement is a 2.1 undergraduate degree or international equivalent and for students whose native language is not English, an English-language IELTS proficiency score of 7 with at least 6 in writing. The undergraduate degree will normally be in a relevant social sciences or humanities discipline but candidates with other backgrounds and relevant experience may be admitted where appropriate
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Length and status of the programme(s) and mode(s) of study
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ProgrammeLength (years/ months) Status (full-time/ part-time)
Please select		Start dates/months
(if applicable – for programmes that have multiple intakes or start dates that differ from the usual academic year)		Mode
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Face-to-face, campus-basedDistance learningOther
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MA in Culture, Society, and Globalisation1 yearFull-timeMonday September 26th 2022Please select Y/NYesPlease select Y/NNoN/A
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MA in Culture, Society, and Globalisation2 yearPart-timeMonday September 26th 2022Please select Y/NYesPlease select Y/NNoN/A
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Language(s) of study
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English
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Language(s) of assessment
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English
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2. Programme accreditation by Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Bodies (PSRB)
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2.a. Is the programme recognised or accredited by a PSRB
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Please Select Y/N: Noif No move to section 3
if Yes complete the following questions
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3. Additional Professional or Vocational Standards
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Are there any additional requirements of accrediting bodies or PSRB or pre-requisite professional experience needed to study this programme?
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Please Select Y/N: Noif Yes, provide details
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4. Programme leadership and programme team
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4.a. Please name the programme leader for the year to which the programme design applies and any key members of staff responsible for designing, maintaining and overseeing the programme.
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Dr Peter Gardner
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5. Purpose and learning outcomes of the programme
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5.a. Statement of purpose for applicants to the Masters programme
Please express succinctly the overall aims of the programme as an applicant facing statement for a prospectus or website. This should clarify to a prospective masters student why they should choose this programme, what it will provide to them and what benefits they will gain from completing it.
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MA in Culture, Society and Globalization is a Master’s degree that provides advanced interdisciplinary approaches, methods and skills for investigating the relationships between global economic, technological, social and cultural change and local, 'everyday' practices and attachments. You will learn to shed insight into the emerging characteristics, meanings, conflicts and tensions relating to rapid technological development and socio-cultural transformations in the context of globalization. You will also be able to pose your own critical research questions and undertake academic investigations of relevant issues of your own choosing. The year-long programme covers topics including: social media, big data and everyday life practices. You will practice empirical, analytical and evaluative tools to research and academically engage with 'real world' debates and issues, including social, cultural and economic inequalities; postcoloniality and diversity; nationalism; and cultural identity, always through a cross-cultural and cosmopolitan lens. The programme draws on York Sociology’s eminent track-record of international research to deliver research-led teaching and learning. The programme encourages students to pursue a personalised interdisciplinary programme of in-depth study and personal educational development in selected areas of relevance to Culture, Society and Globalization. Students specialise their degree by choosing two optional modules within in the Department and across the Faculty of Social Sciences. You will engage with innovative studies carried out in a number of prominent world-class interdisciplinary research centres, including the European Centre for Cultural Exploration, the Centre for Urban Research and the Centre for Women’s Studies. International and cross-cultural in focus, the programme offers opportunities directly to work with students from different countries. Through the University's optional study abroad programme in Summer Term, students can make new contacts and establish global networks. The MA in Culture, Society and Globalization teaches practical and communication skills, such as digital literacy, cross-cultural communication and a sensitivity towards difference which are practised in seminars and workshops. Such skills are highly regarded for different professions in the globalized world, including education, the media, corporate organizations, the public sector and the not-for-profit sector.
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5.b.i. Programme Learning Outcomes - Masters
Please provide six to eight statements of what a graduate of the Masters programme will be able to do.
If the document only covers a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma please specify four to six PLO statements in the sections 5.b.ii and 5.b.iii as appropriate.
Taken together, these outcomes should capture the distinctive features of the programme. They should also be outcomes for which progressive achievement through the course of the programme can be articulated, and which will therefore be reflected in the design of the whole programme.
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PLOOn successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
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Apply advanced knowledge and critical awareness of key theories, concepts and approaches in the interdisciplinary study of Culture, Society and Globalization. (Knowledge)
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2Identify and evaluate the social and cultural challenges inherent to a globalising society, including aspects such as social media, inequalities and diversity in different socio-cultural contexts. (Application)
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Develop research questions, empirically investigate and use data and theory to challenge implicit assumptions of a wide range of social, cultural and political issues in a global context. (Application)
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4Collect, manage and undertake critical analyses of either qualitative and quantitative data using appropriate research methods and techniques (Application)
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5Initiate, design and evaluate original, critical and academically rigorous research with regard to wider considerations of research governance and ethics through independent and group projects. (Application)
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6Communicate confidently in academic and professional settings to a range of different audiences and via digital technologies. (Communication)
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5.c. Explanation of the choice of Programme Learning Outcomes
Please explain your rationale for choosing these PLOs in a statement that can be used for students (such as in a student handbook). Please include brief reference to:
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i) ... in what way will these PLOs result in an ambitious, challenging programme which stretches the students?
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The Programme Learning Outcomes within the Culture, Society and Globalization programme drive students to engage with questions of the nature of, and relations between, culture and society, and of the effects on these of various forms and forces of globalization, that are crucial to understanding ongoing social and cultural transformations. By offering students of Sociology and related disciplines an opportunity to undertake advanced-level study of social theories and debates concerning culture, society and globalization (issues in relation to global migration, ageing and gender), and to study key areas in depth, the MA will provide them with approaches, concepts and questions to critically engage with the most updated and relevant case studies. The programme is inherently international in scope and will provide academic knowledge, understanding and skills that are highly relevant for a wide range of professions in the globalized world. In particular, students will develop and advance their practical and communication skills, such as digital literacy that are highly regarded for different professions in the globalized world, including education, the media, corporate organizations and the public sector. Students on this programme are from a variety of backgrounds. As such, there is a four week programme of induction workshops, run by Centre for English Language Teaching, where all students attain language, communication and study skills appropriate to academic study in the UK.
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ii) ... in what way will these PLOs produce a programme which is distinctive and advantageous to the student?
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The programme is inherently international – it requires global perspectives and will promote understanding of these.The programme consists of two bespoke core courses (across terms one and two) on ‘Culture, Society and Globalization’, which will enable students to develop both advanced knowledge and critical awareness of key theories, concepts and approaches in the interdisciplinary study of Culture, Society and Globalization (PLO1). With a particular focus on developing students’ global and cultural reflexivity, the Spring term module on Culture, Society and Globalization 2 will enable students to identify and evaluate emerging characteristics of the contemporary world, social media and various forms of inequalities and diversities in different socio-cultural contexts (PLO2),  as well as engaging critically with appropriate socio-cultural theories to investigate and challenge implicit assumptions of a wide range of social, cultural and political issues in a global context (PLO3). It also aims to develop students' competence in different forms of communication (to both academic and non-academic audience) through multiple modes of assessments (PLO6). There will also be a compulsory course in social research methods and management in order to provide key research skills (POL4 and 5). The MA Culture, Society and Globalization will, therefore, be unique in the strength of its core provision. Option courses (from Sociology and other disciplines) will allow for further development of specialist methodological expertise and/or topical content.                                                                                                                                                             
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iii) ... how the design of the programme enables students from diverse entry routes to transition successfully into the programme? For example, how does the organisation of the programme ensure solid foundations in disciplinary knowledge and understanding of conventions, language skills, mathematics and statistics skills, writing skills, lab skills, academic integrity
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•The programme is designed to include lectures, seminars and tutorials as the main methods of enhancing knowledge and understanding (PLO 1-4)
•Lectures, seminars and tutorials are interactive and students are encouraged to discuss and evaluate arguments, critically engage with theory and apply ideas to examples from relevant literature and direct
experience. (PLO 1-4).
•A dedicated social research methods and management module provides knowledge and understanding of how to undertake research for and design a research project (PLO 4).

To ensure a robust academic training, the programme is designed with a strong compulsory core. This covers the following:
(1) The development of processes and of theories of globalization, as well as of theories of culture and society. This will include consideration of the role of technologies; urbanisation; cultural diversity,
homogenization, complexity and flows; nationalism, imperialism and colonialism; cosmopolitanism and neoliberalism. This will ensure that students gain knowledge and understanding of key developments and processes, theories, concepts and debates; and that they develop skills of analytical thinking and critical evaluation.
(2) Social research and management – students will develop academic and transferable skills in understanding processes and approaches of social research, evaluating methodologies, and research design. They will be trained in how to plan and manage their own scholarly enquiry and become effective social researchers.
(3)  A progressive deepening of understanding of culture, society and globalization through attention to selected areas, with particular attention to social inequalities. This will expand students’ theoretical and conceptual armoury, enhance their knowledge and understanding of key areas in which globalization operates, and will allow them to apply and develop concepts in relation to actual ‘real world’ cases, issues in relation to global migration, ageing and gender.
(4) A sustained, supervised dissertation will allow students to draw on the knowledge, understanding and skills gained in the previous modules to further develop these in relation to their own specific chosen area
of scholarly enquiry.
In addition to the core compulsory content, the programme also offers some optionality. Possible optional modules from other departments may vary from year to year.
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iv) ... how the programme is designed to enable students to progress successfully - in a limited time frame - through to the end of the award? For example, the development of higher level research skills; enabling students to complete an independent study module; developing competence and confidence in practical skills/ professional skills. See QAA masters characteristics doument http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Masters-Degree-Characteristics-15.pdf
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There is no QAA subject-specific benchmark statement for Sociology at MA (Level 7) level but the undergraduate benchmark statement has been consulted and the programme designed meets all of the subject specific
benchmarks. The programme has been designed to build upon and exceed these by meeting the aims, objectives and learning outcomes specified for Masters degrees in the QAA ‘Framework for Higher Education. All Programme modules are designed to develop Level 7 knowledge and/or skills, going beyond those of Level 6.
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v) ... how this programme (as outlined in these PLOs) will develop students’ digital literacy skills and how technology-enhanced learning will be used to support active student learning through peer/tutor interaction, collaboration and formative (self) assessment opportunities (reference could be made to such as blogging, flipped classrooms, response 'clickers' in lectures, simulations, etc).
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The core modules of the programme (Culture, Society and Globalization 1 & 2) will enable students to develop their digital literacy. This includes writing blog entries and online open letter as modes of assessment. They will also develop critical analytical skills through the core module of understanding social media.
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vi) ... how this programme (as outlined in these PLOs) will support and enhance the students’ employability (for example, opportunities for students to apply their learning in a real world setting)?
The programme's employability objectives should be informed by the University's Employability Strategy:
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(1) The programme will provide an attractive and sound basis for further training and study, especially at PhD level, as well as for a wide range of employment. Students will be equipped with knowledge, concepts and
skills for understanding and investigating social and cultural differences and transformations in the contemporary world and the international workplace. This includes high level skills in areas identified as of high importance in the University’s Employability Strategy, especially data analysis, problem solving, project management and interpersonal skills; as well as application of IT, team-working, communication and literacy and self-management. The use of case-studies and opportunity to address ongoing examples will help to ensure that students develop high level abilities in working flexibly and innovatively to tackle new problems and issues that arise in the changing contemporary world. One strong point of the programme is that students will develop sophisticated understandings of the use of social media (in the Understanding Social Media module) which is crucially important in creating global connections in contemporary society. The other sociology option – Themes and Issues in Contemporary Sociology – is an opportunity for students to develop their awareness of cutting edge research undertaken by staff at York and to develop their own skills in academic sociological investigation and reasoning by developing a research proposal in a related area of research. This is highly useful not only for further academic study but also for building on the core Research Methods and Management course in which students develop key research skills that are valuable in a wide range of careers as well as academic research. During the programme, students will be provided with dedicated as well as generic information and advice about careers and about further study.

(2) While the programme is not aimed at a particular job market, it develops many of the key skills that the majority of employers (as identified in the University’s Employability Strategy) deem important. More specifically, however, it especially develops skills appropriate to employment in jobs requiring awareness of social transformation and cross-cultural difference, and needing skills in data analysis, critical reasoning, social media, and social research. In particular, it will give students valuable skills in engaging directly with others from other countries in a professional manner, and learning skills in presenting complex ideas in coherent and comprehensible ways both face-to-face and in the virtual arena (e.g. open letter and blogging). The fact that students will have directly engaged with questions of globalization and will have also interacted with students from other countries in addressing such questions will also be valuable in the more global workplace, providing not only knowledge of different possible ways to understand the changes produced by globalization but also giving students direct experience of working cross-culturally. Areas of work for which the skills developed on the MA Culture, Society and Globalization would be particularly valuable include in social research organisations and marketing; media; arts, heritage and leisure; management and organisations – especially international companies. Recently graduates have been appointed by The European Commission.
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viii) ... how learning and teaching on the programme are informed and led by research in the department/ Centre/ University?
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The curriculum is thoroughly informed by current research and scholarship. Sociology at York is a leading research department in the UK and internationally, and questions of culture, society and globalization are
addressed in the scholarly enquiry and cutting-edge research of a substantial cohort of staff. Our Culture, Values and Practices research cluster has 12 members of staff affiliated with it, and there are also several other staff members with related interests; and there it has a relatively substantial and lively group of PhD students working in this area. Staff members undertaking state-of-the-art research in this area include O'Brien, Bar-El, Martin, Millington, Strhan, Gardner, Sian, Nicholls, and Penfold-Mounce. Collectively they cover a wide range of key fields of research in culture, society and globalization, including internationally leading research in the theorisation of culture, society and globalization; social inequalities and cultural practice; new media; and in central substantive areas, including cities, consumption, popular culture, art and heritage, bodies and health, race and ethnicity. Two research centres based in the department – CURB (Centre for Urban Research) and ECCE (European Centre for Cultural Exploration) – also act as dynamic hubs for research in this area, bringing together staff from various departments as well as having active programmes of seminars, workshops and conferences, and international visiting researchers. These, together with the department’s overall lively research culture – including departmental seminars with invited speakers and postgraduate-run seminars and annual conference – not only contribute to ensuring that the curriculum will be kept up-to-date with ongoing scholarship but also that MA students will be immersed in a vigorous  research environment in which the latest ideas are debated. The Department also has a strong research profile in the Gender, Sexuality and Inequalities Research Cluster. The Centre for Women’s Studies has a prominent international reputation in the field of gender studies.

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5.d. Progression
For masters programmes where students do not incrementally 'progress' on the completion of a discrete Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma, please summarise students’ progressive development towards the achievement of the PLOs, in terms of the characteristics that you expect students to demonstrate at the end of the set of modules or part thereof. This summary may be particularly helpful to students and the programme team where there is a high proportion of option modules and in circumstances where students registered on a higher award will exit early with a lower one.

Note: it is not expected that a position statement is written for each masters PLO, but this can be done if preferred.
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On completion of modules sufficient to obtain a Postgraduate Certificate students will be able to:
If the PG Cert is an exit award only please provide information about how students will have progressed towards the diploma/masters PLOs. Please include detail of the module diet that students will have to have completed to gain this qualification as an exit award.
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Students will need to complete 60 credits to achieve a PGT Certificate. By completing the Certificate, students will have made made sufficient progress in PLO1, PLO2, PLO3:
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On completion of modules sufficient to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma students will be able to:
If the PG Diploma is an exit award only please provide information about how students will have progressed towards the masters PLOs. Please include detail of the module diet that students will have to have completed to gain this qualification as an exit award.
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Students will need to complete 120 credits to achieve a Postgraduate Diploma. They will be able to (1) Apply advanced knowledge and critical awareness of key theories, concepts and approaches in the interdisciplinary study of Culture, Society and Globalization. (2) Identify and evaluate emerging characteristics of the contemporary world, social media and various forms of inequalities and diversities in different socio-cultural contexts. (3) Engage critically with appropriate socio-cultural theories to investigate and challenge implicit assumptions of a wide range of social, cultural and political issues in a global context. (4) Collect, manage and undertake critical analyses of both qualitative and quantitative data using appropriate research methods and techniques (5) Communicate confidently in academic and professional settings to a range of different audiences and via digital technologies. 
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6. Reference points and programme regulations
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6.a. Relevant Quality Assurance Agency benchmark statement(s) and other relevant external reference points
Please state relevant reference points consulted (e.g. Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, National Occupational Standards, Subject Benchmark Statements or the requirements of PSRBs): See also Taught Postgraduate Modular Scheme: Framework for Programme Design:
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6.b. University award regulations
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The University’s award and assessment regulations apply to all programmes: any exceptions that relate to this programme are approved by University Teaching Committee and are recorded at the end of this document.
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7. Programme Structure
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7.a. Module Structure and Summative Assessment Map
Please complete the summary table below which shows the module structure and the pattern of summative assessment through the programme.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
If the structure of your programme does not fit the usual academic year (for instance students start at the beginning of September or in January) please contact your Academic Quality Team contact in the Academic Support Office for guidance on how to represent the structure in an alternative format.

To clearly present the overall programme structure, include the name and details of each individual CORE module in the rows below. For OPTION modules, ‘Option module’ or 'Option from list x' should be used in place of specifically including all named options. If the programme requires students to select option modules from specific lists by term of delivery or subject theme these lists should be provided in the next section (7.b).

From the drop-down select 'S' to indicate the start of the module, 'A' to indicate the timing of each distinct summative assessment point (eg. essay submission/ exam), and 'E' to indicate the end of teaching delivery for the module (if the end of the module coincides with the summative assessment select 'EA'). It is not expected that each summative task will be listed where an overall module might be assessed cumulatively (for example weekly problem sheets).

Summative assessment by exams should normally be scheduled in the spring week 1 and summer Common Assessment period (weeks 5-7). Where the summer CAP is used, a single ‘A’ can be used within the shaded cells as it is understood that you will not know in which week of the CAP the examination will take place. (NB: An additional resit assessment week is provided in week 10 of the summer term for postgraduate students. See Guide to Assessment, 5.4.a)
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Full time structure
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CreditsModuleAutumn TermSpring Term Summer Term Summer Vacation
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CodeTitle12345678910123456789101234567891012345678910111213
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20SOC00018MCulture, Society and Globalization: ISEA
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20SOC00003MUnderstanding Social MediaSEA
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20RSS00002MResearch DesignSEAA
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20SOC00019MCulture, Society and Globalization: IISAAEA
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60SOC00009MDissertationSEA
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20VariousOption 1 from lists A-DSEA
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20VariousOption 2 from lists A-DSEA
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Please indicate when any Progression Board and Exam board will be held and when any reassessments will be submitted.
NB: You are required to provide at least three weeks notice to students of the need for them to resubmit any required assessments, in accordance with the Guide to Assessment section 4.9
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Progression BoardSummer Term & Week 8
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ReassessmentSummer Term & Week 20
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Exam BoardSummer Term & Week 8
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Part time structures
Please indicate the modules undertaken in each year of the part-time version of the programme. Please use the text box below should any further explanation be required regarding structure of part-time study routes.
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Year 1 (if you offer the programme part-time over either 2 or 3 years, use the toggles to the left to show the hidden rows)
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CreditsModuleAutumn TermSpring Term Summer Term Summer Vacation
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CodeTitle12345678910123456789101234567891012345678910111213
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20SOC00018Culture, Society & Globalization: 1SEA
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20RSS00002MResearch DesignSEA
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20SOC00019MCulture, Society & Globalization: 2SEA
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20variousOptional Module 1 from lists A-DSEA
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Please indicate when any Progression Board and Exam board will be held and when any reassessments will be submitted.
NB: You are required to provide at least three weeks notice to students of the need for them to resubmit any required assessments, in accordance with the Guide to Assessment section 4.9
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Progression BoardSummer Term & Week 8
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ReassessmentSummer Term & Week 20
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Exam BoardSummer Term & Week 8
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Year 2
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CreditsModuleAutumn TermSpring Term Summer Term Summer Vacation