University of Southampton Calendar 2009/10


University Calendar 2009/10 Section VI : Academic Regulations - Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences School of Social Sciences

School	School of Social Sciences
Final Award	Degree of Bachelor of Science in the Social Sciences with exit awards of Cert HE and Dip HE
Programme(s)	Accounting and Economics Applied Social Sciences Applied Social Sciences (Anthropology) Applied Social Sciences (Criminology) Applied Social Sciences (Criminology & Psychological Studies) Economics Economics and Actuarial Science Economics and Finance Economics and Management Sciences Economics and Politics (final entry 2006/7) International Relations Master of Economics Politics Politics and Economics Politics and International Relations Politics and Sociology Population Sciences Social Policy and Administration(last intake 08-09) Social Work Sociology Sociology and Social Policy
Last modified	May 2009

Reference should be made to the University's General Regulations found in Section IV and Section V (Higher Degree Regulations) of the University Calendar.

Except where the School has been granted an opt-out by the University (see below) the following academic regulations apply in addition to the General Regulations.

Admissions

For admission to any programme leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in the Social Sciences, candidates must have:

satisfied the regulations for admission to degree programmes as specified in the University Calendar, Section IV : General Regulations for Students;
passed the General Certificate of Secondary Education, or equivalent examination, in Mathematics (according to programme specific entry requirements);
satisfy the programme requirements appertaining to the relevant degree as specified in the programme specifications.

All individuals are selected and treated on their relative merits and abilities in line with the University’s equal Opportunities Policy. Disabled applicants will be treated according to the same procedure as any other applicant with the added involvement of the Disability office to assess their needs.

Structure of Programme(s)

Undergraduate degrees normally consist of three years full-time study (with the exception of M.Econ). All degrees are normally also available on a part-time basis. Degree programmes are based on a common module structure as follows:

The subjects available in the School are divided into modules; candidates are required to study the equivalent of 8 modules in each year, each of which is worth 15 CATS (7.5 ECTS). (For further details of the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS), see Section IV. The content of each part is prescribed in the programme.
A module is a self-contained part of a programme of study. Each module will have its own aims and objectives, syllabus and assessment requirements. Modules will normally be assessed during and/or at the end of the semester in which the student takes the module.
The selection of second and third year option modules by each candidate shall be subject to the prior approval of the Head of School.

Where the programme provides for a choice of subject, such choice shall be subject to the requirements and limitations set out therein. Choices may nevertheless be amended by the School Board.

All students are required to follow, and be examined in approved modules in Quantitative Methods. Details of these are available in the specific programme regulations.
With the permission of the Head of the relevant Teaching Programme, students may nevertheless be permitted to spend one semester studying at a University in Europe under the SOCRATES scheme in either their second or third years where an approved link exists between the School and the European institution concerned.
Where regulations allow students to take only a single module of language as an option, Students will not normally be permitted to continue with that language in the following year. However, where number of options and prerequisites allow, and with the agreement of the relevant Head of Teaching Programme and the Language Centre, a single module option in a language may be taken in subsequent years.

Where regulations provide for students to take a language option in each of Semester 1 and Semester 2, students may choose either to take a single language module in Semester 1 (in which case they register as above) and take a further non-language option in Semester 2 as specified in the regulations, or they take a double Language module (one module in each semester).

Where individual programme regulations allow, students taking a double module may be permitted (but are not required) to continue with that language in the following year, either as a single or a double module, but they will not normally be permitted to take optional modules in a different language.

Students registering for a double module may change to a single language module up to the end of week 2 of Semester 1; after this point they may not normally transfer to a single module.

Progression

In order to progress to Parts 2 and 3 of the degree programme, students must satisfy the University progression rules (section IV of the Calendar).

Assessment

The performance of candidates shall be assessed by the Board of Examiners in accordance with the School’s regulations governing examinations for the relevant programme(s) of study.

Award of Qualification(s)

The Degree of Bachelor of Science is awarded by the Senate on the recommendation of the Board of the School of Social Sciences. It may be awarded with honours or as an ordinary degree.

Placements/Study Abroad/Exchange/Fieldwork

BSc Social Work
Students are required to undertake at least 200 days of directed academic learning and at least 200 days of practice.

Other

These regulations may be revised during the student's period of registration in accordance with the procedures approved by Senate.

Student handbooks for all programmes are available via the Social Sciences web pages.

In accordance with the university’s regulations on attendance specified in sectionIV, student participation in the programme of study will be subject to periodic monitoring.

Social Work
Termination of Programme for Unprofessional Conduct
In cases where the behaviour of a student registered on this programme is considered to be unprofessional, damaging or dangerous to service users, other students or programme providers, or is considered to be unethical or creating unacceptable risk for themselves or others, a recommendation may be made for termination of programme in accordance with procedures set out in the relevant programme student handbook. This procedure may be invoked at any time during the programme when a student's behaviour has been called into question, including either during a practice placement or after practice has been completed or at any time during the academic part of the programme.