
Course Information
Course Guides, Course Readers and the Student Handbook
Course Readers are available from the School Office.
Come along to the Edward Wright Building, room F40, where you can buy your Course Reader, and also have a coffee and a chat with staff, some of our postgraduates and other students.
Course Readers
Go to the on-line store (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/about/online-store.php) to buy your Course Reader and then bring your receipt to F40 to collect it.
Course Readers will be available for sale and/or collection from F40 Edward Wright Building as follows:
Tuesday 29 January 2013 from 10 am - 3 pm
Thursday 31 January 2013 from 10 am - 3 pm
Thereafter they will be on sale and/or available for collection from the School of Social Science Office, room F48 in Edward Wright Building, which is open from 8.45am – 4.15pm, Monday to Friday. Please note the office closes for staff training purposes every second Tuesday from 2-3 pm (next session 5 February 2013).
Course Guides and the Student Handbook - electronic copies
Course Guides (N.B. all Guides must be read in conjunction with the Student Handbook; Course Readers are only available in hard copy from the School Office):
Click here for the Student Handbook (general information for all School undergraduate courses)
Teaching information/useful links
Click here to sign up for tutorials for all Social Science courses. You should book one tutorial for each course.
Week numbers and term dates
Link to MyAberdeen - for all course materials
Essays
Assignment cover sheet
Submitting essays/ assignments
- Good Writing Guide for Anthropology students
- Good Writing Guide for Politics & IR students
- Good Writing Guide for Sociology students
Turnitin information
Email Guidance
Useful links
- Failed or been unable to complete a level 3 or level 4 course?
- Request to change tutorial group (in exceptional circumstances only)
- Week numbers
- Past exam papers
- Course Catalogue
- Course timetables
- Staying Safe - the Code of Practice for the Safety of Social Researchers
- Studying abroad
Useful links for postgraduates
- College of Arts and Social Sciences Graduate School
- MRes regulations and structure
- English Language Requirements
- Staying Safe - the Code of Practice for the Safety of Social Researchers
- Setting up a computer workstation
Course Co-ordinators' contact details for first year social science courses
- AT1003 Introduction to Anthropology: Peoples of the World Martin Mills email to m.a.mills@abdn.ac.uk
Edward Wright Building room G01, tel 01224 272622 - PI1013 Introduction to International Relations Mervyn Bain email to mervyn.bain@abdn.ac.uk
Edward Wright Building room F72, tel 01224 272717 - SO1005 Introduction to Sociology I John Bone email to j.bone@abdn.ac.uk
Edward Wright Building room F44, tel 01224 274117 - AT1502 Introduction to Anthropology: Questions of Diversity James Leach email to james.leach@abdn.ac.uk
Edward Wright Building room G22, tel 01224 273127 - PI1516 Introduction to Political Science Paul Cairney email to paul.cairney@abdn.ac.uk
Edward Wright Building room F56, tel 01224 272558 - SO1507 Introduction to Sociology II Andrew McKinnon email to andrew.mckinnon@abdn.ac.uk
Edward Wright Building room F19, tel 01224 272723


