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Sociology

Course Objectives

Aim

The overall aim of the B. A. Sociology programme is to equip students with the basic and applied knowledge, values and skill of Sociology.

 Objectives

  1. To develop the skills to think “objectively” and analytically about ways in which social forces affect our everyday lives
  2. To understand the perspectives of persons with different cultural, ethnic and social background
  3. To develop some understanding of social science research techniques, their assumptions, strengths and weaknesses
  4. To become familiar with the major schools of thought, research findings, and theories of Sociology
  5. To be able to identify and discuss the differences between the three major theoretical paradigms used by sociologists in the analysis of society
  6. To develop the ability to examine critically the institutions and social organizations both in Ghana and elsewhere, and to recognize the importance of the interdependence of our world’s indigenes and peoples.

Components of the programme:

YEAR ONE: SEMESTER ONE

 

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

TEACHING HOURS

TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL HOURS

CREDIT HOURS

a)      CORE COURSES

 

SOC 151

Introduction to Sociology

3

1

 

3

SOC 153

Social Organisation and World Systems

3

1

3

 

Minor courses[1]

 

6

 

b)     MANDATORY COURSES

MATH153

 

Statistical Methods I

2

1

2

 

ENGL 157

Communication Skills I

2

1

2

 

CSM 183

Introduction to Computers I

2

1

2

 

Total Credit Hours for the Semester

18

 

 

YEAR ONE: SEMESTER TWO

 

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

TEACHING HOURS

TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL HOURS

CREDIT HOURS

a)      CORE COURSES

 

SOC 152

 

Basic Concepts in Sociology

3

1

3

SOC 154

Societies and Cultures

 

3

1

3

 

Minor courses[2]

 

6

 

b)     MANDATORY COURSES

MATH 154

Statistical Methods II

2

1

2

ENGL 158

Communication Skills II

2

1

2

CSM 184

Introduction to Computers II

2

1

2

Total Credit Hours for the Semester

18

 

YEAR TWO: SEMESTER ONE

 

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

TEACHING HOURS

TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL HOURS

CREDIT HOURS

a)      CORE COURSES

 

SOC 251

Classical Sociological Thought

3

1

3

SOC 253

Traditional Social Structure of Ghana

3

1

3

SOC 255

Urban Sociology

3

1

3

 

Minor course[3]

 

 

9

 

b)     MANDATORY COURSES

ENGL 263

Literature in English (Poetry and Drama) I

2

1

2

Total Credit Hours for the Semester

20

 

YEAR TWO: SEMESTER TWO

 

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

TEACHING HOURS

TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL HOURS

CREDIT HOURS

a)      CORE COURSES

 

SOC 252

Contemporary Sociological Thought

3

1

3

SOC 254

Social Structure of Modern Ghana

3

1

 

3

SOC 256

Rural Sociology

3

1

 

3

 

Minor course[4]

 

 

9

b)     MANDATORY COURSES

 

ENGL 264

Literature in English (Poetry and Drama) II

2

1

2

Total Credit Hours for the Semester

20

 

 

YEAR THREE: SEMESTER ONE

 

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

TEACHING HOURS

TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL HOURS

CREDIT HOURS

a)      CORE COURSES

 

SOC 351

Macro Sociological Theory

3

1

3

SOC 353

 

Foundations of Social Research Methods

3

1

3

SOC 363

Poverty and Rural Development

3

1

3

SOC 375

Critical Thinking

2

1

2

 

b)     ELECTIVE COURSES (Choose any two (2)

SOC 355

 

Introduction to Sociology of Law

3

1

3

SOC 357

Sociology of Marriage and Family

3

1

3

SOC 359

Individual Behaviour in Organisations

3

1

3

 

SOC 361

Industrial Sociology

3

1

3

 

SOC 365

Medical Sociology

3

1

3

SOC 367

Sociology of Education

3

1

3

SOC 369

Population and Demography

3

1

3

 

SOC 371

Introduction to Gender Studies

3

1

 

3

SOC 373

Chieftaincy and Development in Ghana

3

1

3

UNIVERSITY REQUIRED COURSE

Borrowed course[5]

 

2

Total Credit Hours for the Semester

19

 

 

 

YEAR THREE: SEMESTER TWO

 

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

TEACHING HOURS

TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL HOURS

CREDIT HOURS

a)      CORE COURSES

 

SOC 352

 

Micro Sociological Theory

3

1

3

 

SOC 354

Data Analysis Techniques in Social Research Methods

3

1

3

SOC 364

Urbanism and Social Problems

 

3

1

3

 

 

b)     ELECTIVE COURSES (Choose any two (2)

SOC 356

 

Law and Society

3

1

3

SOC 358

Sexuality and Emerging Issues

3

1

3

SOC 360

Foundations of Organisational Processes

3

1

3

 

SOC 362

Sociology of Work

3

1

3

SOC 366

Sociology of Health and Illness

3

1

3

 

SOC 368

Education and Inequality

3

1

3

 

SOC 370

Population and Reproductive Health

3

1

3

 

SOC 372

Culture and Human Rights

3

1

3

SOC 374

Political Sociology

3

1

3

UNIVERSITY REQUIRED COURSE

Borrowed course[6]

 

2

Total Credit Hours for the Semester

17

 

 

 

YEAR FOUR: SEMESTER ONE

 

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

TEACHING HOURS

TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL HOURS

CREDIT HOURS

a)      CORE COURSES

 

SOC 453

 

Social Psychology

3

1

3

SOC 455

Social Anthropology

3

1

3

 

SOC 457

Origins and Theories of Development

3

1

3

 

b)     ELECTIVE COURSES (Choose any two)

SOC 451

 

Deviance and Criminology

3

1

3

 

SOC 459

Gender and Development

3

1

3

 

SOC 461

Human Resource Management: Concept and Theories

3

1

3

SOC 465

Sociology of Religion

3

1

3

 

SOC 467

Sampling and Data Collection Analytics

3

1

3

 

SOC 469

Environmental Sociology

3

1

3

 

SOC 471

Conflict Management Studies

3

1

3

 

SOC 473

Theories and Development of Mass Media

3

1

3

Total Credit Hours for the Semester

15

 

 

YEAR FOUR: SEMESTER TWO

 

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

TEACHING HOURS

TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL HOURS

CREDIT HOURS

a)      CORE COURSE

 

SOC 454

 

Behavioural Psychology

3

1

3

SOC 456

Cultural Anthropology

3

1

3

 

SOC 458

Social Structures and Development

3

1

3

SOC 490

Dissertation

 

12

6

 

 

b)     ELECTIVE COURSES (Choose any two (2)

SOC 452

 

Social Control and Criminal Justice

3

1

3

 

SOC 460

Gender and Labour Market Dynamics

3

1

3

 

SOC 462

Human Resource Management in Practice

3

1

3

SOC 464

Sociology of Entrepreneurship

3

1

3

SOC 466

Religions of the World

3

1

3

SOC 468

Quantitative Data Analysis

3

1

3

SOC 470

Human Behaviour in Ecological Systems

3

1

3

SOC 472

Peace Building Studies

3

1

3

SOC 474

Mass Media in Ghana

3

1

3

Total Credit Hours for the Semester

21

 

 


[1] Two courses from the assigned second Programme within the Faculty

[2] Two courses from the assigned second Programme within the Faculty

[3] Three courses from the assigned second Programme within the Faculty

[4] Three courses from the assigned second Programme within the Faculty

[5] Selection of a course of the student’s choice external to the Faculty of Social Sciences.

[6]Selection of a course of the student’s choice external to the Faculty of Social Sciences.