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SOCIOLOGY

Major combinations:
NQF Level: 5: SOC1501, SOC1502
NQF Level: 6: SOC2601, SOC2602, SOC2604, RSC2601
NQF Level: 7: SOC3701, SOC3702, SOC3703, SOC3704, SOC3705

Theories of Social Change - SOC2601
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: Students to complete SOC1501 and/or SOC1502 before they enrol for this module.
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable learners to make systematic sociological analyses of the nature of the phenomenon of social change, to understand the causes and consequences of the phenomenon, to understand the possibilities and limits to social change, and to understand the characteristics of sociological theories of social change.
Globalisation and Social Change in South Africa - SOC2602
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: SOC1501, SOC1502, RSC2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to assist students understand the importance of globalisation in shaping social, economic, cultural and political changes in contemporary South African society. Facilitate students' awareness of the principal dynamics in the historical evolution of South African society leading up to the political transition in 1994. Introduce students to a range of macro-economic policy frameworks adopted by government and their effects on the lives of ordinary South Africans since 1994 to the present. Provide students an opportunity to become familiar with various social groups that are responding to the effects of globalisation on social change in South Africa, with selected case studies on educational struggles such as fees-must-fall. Assist students to appreciate the decolonial thought and approach to comprehending globalisation and debates of the concept. Enable students to develop their ability and skill to construct and write coherent and meaningful lengthy explanations in the form of the academic essay to address any or all of the issues contained in the module syllabus.
Sociology of Families and Social Problems - SOC2604
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: SOC1501, SOC1502, RSC2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with appropriate skills and competencies to be able to analyse families and households at a community, country and global context and furthermore to identify and describe a selected social problem within their own communities and country.
Thinking Sociologically: Research Methodology - SOC3701
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: RSC2601
Recommendation: RSC2601, SOC2601. SOC2604, SOC3705
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with information and skills on how to approach social science research, the research process, specific sociological research techniques, working with data, and reflecting on social research.
Industrial Sociology - SOC3702
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: Any one or both of the following: SOC2601 and/or SOC2602
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable learners to meaningfully engage with the responses to changes in the world of work as well as critically engage with various perspectives on the future of work in the light of contemporary challenges and developments. Students who qualify in this module will be able to use critical sociological insights to develop awareness of the implications of the changing nature of work in developing countries. The module provides students with the knowledge to apply sociological theories and methods to study and understand the complex dynamics surrounding the changing world of work.
Sociology of Education - SOC3703
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: RSC2601, SOC2601, SOC2602, SOC2604, SOC3705
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to introduce students to the specialised thinking and theorizing in the field of sociology of education, with a focus on schooling in South Africa and the United States. Facilitate the learning experience of students in their grasping and understanding of the development toward apartheid and post-apartheid education in South Africa, including periods of reform, transformation and policy matters affecting the education system.
Group Dynamics - SOC3704
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: RSC2601, SOC2601, SOC2602, SOC2604, SOC3705
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to build, expand and enrich your knowledge of significant aspects of the study of groups and collective life. Equip you to analyse and evaluate the contribution and relevance of research findings, not only in terms of knowledge and theory building but, also to facilitate and understanding of contemporary social life. Emphasise the necessity of understanding social phenomena in their broader contexts. Afford you opportunities to develop your "sociological imagination" by applying your knowledge, conceptual skills and personal interpretations.
Theorising Modernity: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory - SOC3705
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: SOC2601, SOC2602, SOC2604, RSC2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to develop critical understanding of central issues in classical and contemporary sociological theory. Qualifying learners will be able to point out how debates on certain sociological issues have changed from classical to contemporary theory. Students will be able to form their own identity within the broader community of sociologists by participating in sociological discourses and understanding the core sociological issues of modern societies.
Sociological Research Methodologies on Social Issues - HMSOC82
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with the requisite knowledge, skills and competencies to analyse and apply the fundamentals of social research within the discipline of sociology and social and behaviour studies within an African context. The students will be able to apply relevant research methodologies and methods to conduct empirical investigations on social issues such as HIV and AIDS and others. The module equips students to formulate a research question and adopt relevant research objectives in relation to it, the relevance and application of sub-questions and a thorough knowledge of research designs within different paradigms. Students will be equipped to select a research topic on a pertinent social issue within their communities or contexts.
Research Project - HRSBH81
Honours NQF level: 8 Credits: 36
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to produce a portfolio of evidence containing the results of a guided research process on social simulated scenario development in the fields of social and behavioural aspects of HIV and AIDS within a research team. This research will deal with identifying a case study on a selected social behaviour change intervention towards HIV-prevention, conducting a desk review, using social simulation to identify potential positive social impacts towards social behaviour change, preparing a Power Point presentation on the research results and recommendations and compiling a self-reflective report on the experiences in conducting the research.
Research Report in the Field of Work and Social Identity - HRSOC81
Honours NQF level: 8 Credits: 36
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To produce a portfolio of evidence containing the results of a guided research process in the fields of work and social identity. This research deals with theories, fundamental issues in the field and an empirical application.
Social Behavioural Aspects of HIV/AIDS - SBH4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PYC4806
Purpose: To allow students to critically engage at a theoretical level and with advanced knowledge with the social and behavioural aspects of HIV and AIDS within the African and global context to: (a) demonstrate an advanced understanding of the social and behavioural aspects of theories of HIV and AIDS; (b) explore critically the impact of HIV and AIDS on sustainable development and population growth; and (c) develop and promote intervention directed to achieving healthy lifestyles and HIV-prevention by applying social behaviour change theories and models.
HIV/AIDS Programme Management - SBH4803
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with theoretical and applied knowledge and skills in Social Policy and Programme Design to: (a) have a comprehensive and systematic knowledge base on the purpose and use of social policies and programmes in addressing social issues such as HIV and AIDS in South Africa and Africa; (b) identify appropriate and applicable social and/or social behaviour change theories to design social policies and programmes; and (c) design a programme framework on a selected social issue like HIV and AIDS by following the steps in social programme design and development.
Social Responses to HIV/AIDS - SBH4805
Honours,Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with advanced knowledge and applied skills to coordinate the planning of an integrated social response to the AIDS pandemic within the African and global context to: (a) identify and analyse the interrelated social and behaviour issues influencing social responses to the AIDS pandemic across Africa and globally; (b) interrogate the nature and types of current social responses to the AIDS pandemic; and (c) conduct a stakeholder analysis for the design and development of an integrated social response to the AIDS epidemic within a local community.
Isandulelo kwizifundo ngezindlela zokucwaninga ulwazi lwaseThebes/ Afrika - AFC1501
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip graduates with an interdisciplinary grounding in the application of African knowledge systems, including languages and related ethical standards, thus developing their skill and competencies to be able to apply the African-centred principles and methodologies of scientific and empirical research. The successful students will be able to trace the origins of African Knowledge Systems in terms of elated theories and concepts, apply African-centred theories and concepts to flashpoints areas of gender based violence, governance, environments etc., evaluate own understanding of systematic IKS, and analyse the status of South African KS within an African and global contexts. It serves as an introduction to indigenous knowledge systems, forming the foundation for the subsequent indigenous or African Research. The Successful students are expected to contribute greatly to the ensuing national discourse on transformation.
Problematising Modernity - SOSTH1X
Honours NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To engage with modernity as a social phenomenon in both Western and non-Western societies and studying its challenges and opportunities.
Community, Society and Inequality in a Globalised World: Introduction to Sociology - SOC1501
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with skills, competencies, values and attitudes to be able to identify and explain a range of concepts and terms that reveal the central preoccupation of sociology as a scientific discipline. The module also gives students an opportunity to learn about sociological theory, presented in a variety of forms, including Durkheimian, Marxist, Weberian, post-modern, colonial, and post-colonial forms.
Social Change and Reconstruction Challenges in Developing Societies - SOSTH2Y
Honours NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To enable students to explore critically social change and reconstruction challenges in the fields of poverty, stratification, and development.
Understanding South Africa: Families, Education, Identities and Inequality - SOC1502
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To enable students to 1) develop their own views on current South African inequalities and flashpoints by exposure to systematic information, sociological concepts and theories (current conditions are understood within the changing South African and global context), and 2) interpret sociological trends in the South African context, and compare them with other selected African, developing and developed countries.