Programme Requirements for B.SOC.SCI (Hons)

To major in Sociology, students need to:

1. Pass SC1101E. This will be counted towards the Faculty Core or UE requirements.

2. Pass at least 84 units of SC courses or SC-recognised courses which include the following:
SC2101 Methods of Social Research
SC3101 Social Thought and Social Theory
SC4101 Practising Anthropology and Sociology
a minimum of ONE from the following alternate essential courses from the basket of methodology courses:
SC3209 Data Analysis in Social Research
SC3213 Ethnographic Analysis of Visual Media
SC3221 Qualitative Inquiry
a minimum of 60 units at Level-3000 or higher (including courses taken in points (2), (3) & (4) above)
a minimum of 40 units at Level-4000 or higher (including SC4101)
a maximum of any 2 level-4000 SC-recognised courses
a maximum of two Level-5000R SC courses (subject to Department's approval)

Note 1: To declare Honours track, students must have completed 110 units, including 44 units in SC major, with a GPA of 3.20 and above.

Note 2: Students who wish to do the Honours Thesis (optional) must have completed 110 units including 44 units in SC major requirements with a minimum GPA of 3.50 AND SJGPA of 4.00. The SJGPA is the average grade point of all SC major courses read. The Honours Thesis (HT) is equivalent to 3 level-4000 SC courses (15 units).