Overview

Topics include:

• theories of social change • demographical changes to the modern societies • debating and explaining globalisation • migration • capitalism and globalisation • politics, the state and globalisation • power and inequality in the global economy • globalisation movements • global culture

Assessment Strategy

-excellent -A* - A-Display a thorough, critical understanding of major social theories and their relevance for the interpretation of contemporary societies; use complex comparisons to help explain the trajectories of global social trends; and show sophisticated competence in the analysis of social data from a range of national and international sources.

-good -B+-B-. Display a good understanding of major social theories and their relevance for the interpretation of contemporary societies; use multi-way comparisons to help explain the trajectories of global social trends; and show reflexive competence in the analysis of social data from a range of national and international sources.

threshold -C+-C-. Display an adequate understanding of major social theories and their relevance for the interpretation of contemporary societies; use simple comparisons to help explain the trajectories of social trends; and show basic competence in the analysis of social data from a range of national and international sources.

Learning Outcomes

• Display competence in the use and interpretation of social and political data from range of national and international sources.

• Effectively communicate the above both orally and in writing.

• Give a theoretically informed account of the diversity of social structures in contemporary world.

• Use comparative perspective to analyse a selected topic related to social change and globalisation.