Subject to the provisions of General Academic Regulations and the Faculty of Social Sciences Special Regulations, the following Departmental Special Regulations shall apply:
The Department of Sociology offers a Master of Arts Programme in Development Studies.
The objectives of this MA Programme are as follows:
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Sociology are post-graduate degree programmes carried out through supervised research. The degrees are intended to provide advanced training in the discipline of Sociology and to equip students with knowledge, skills and applied competencies to do independent Sociological research that contributes new knowledge and understanding in Sociology.
Only students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 (B-) for all Sociology courses taken during the first and second years of their studies will be invited to pursue a single major degree in Sociology. A student pursuing a single major degree in Sociology must take and pass the following Sociology courses:
Core Courses
Sociology is a discipline that offers a distinct perspective on the study of human behaviour, groups and societies. The discipline is concerned with the understanding of the complex network of social relationships, how they shape people’s behaviour and action and the operations of the broader social system.
Students learn about basic social institutions such as the family, the economy, the educational, political and religious institutions, and how these shape and influence human and social development.