Convenor name: See relevant Programme Convenor for your degree progamme
Additonal content:

Department contacts

Module dates: Semester 1, Semester 2 and Summer
Intended learning outcomes:

  • Working to a job description and understanding the organization and your role within it
  • Demonstrate professional behaviour and ability to adapt to a professional work setting and organisational culture
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, depending on the role and organisation
  • Develop problem-solving skills and apply academic knowledge to a practical setting
  • Translate and apply theoretical ideas, concepts and academic knowledge to a real-world setting

Module course for SOC7001_01_YL_202627 offered at LOC: by Social Sciences (ORG:COSS)
Convenor name: See relevant Programme Convenor for your degree progamme
Additonal content:

Department contacts

Module dates: Semester 1, Semester 2 and Summer
Intended learning outcomes:

  1. Working to a job description and understanding the organization and your role within it
  2. Demonstrate professional behaviour and ability to adapt to a professional work setting and organisational culture
  3. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, depending on the role and organisation
  4. Develop problem-solving skills and apply academic knowledge to a practical setting
  5. Translate and apply theoretical ideas, concepts and academic knowledge to a real-world setting.
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Module course for SOC6001_01_YL_202627 offered at LOC: by Social Sciences (ORG:COSS)
Convenor name: Hannah Bargawi
Convenor email: hb19@soas.ac.uk
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for SOC5001_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Social Sciences (ORG:COSS)
Convenor name: Dr Jaideep Oberoi and Dr Wenwei Li and Dr Kathy Williams
Convenor email: jaideep.oberoi@soas.ac.uk and wl4@soas.ac.uk and kw29@soas.ac.uk
Office room: 533 and 516
Intended learning outcomes:

ILO1: Develop self-awareness of your personal values, skills, attributes which will impact future career planning, as well as understanding of your rights during recruitment and at work  

ILO2: Analyse the employability skills you gain whilst at university, including the SOAS Graduate Attributes, and compare these to the skills needed for work after you graduate  

ILO3: Evaluate strategies to build your professional network and devise effective work applications through peer and group practice scenarios. 


Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 100%
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Editing
Assessment 1: Format: Portfolio
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