For NUS peeps... i be taking

SC1101E Making Sense of Society

Lec: Wed 4 - 6 pm

who else may be taking: Asilah

Students are introduced to the concepts used in Sociology and Anthropology. The main objective is to train students to use Sociology in analyzing social institutions and processes. For this reason, students are encouraged to relate their experiences in society to the discipline of Sociology and Anthropology. The topics covered in the module are the logic and methods of social investigation; family, work and organization; power and the state; social inequality (including gender and ethnicity); mass communication and popular culture; values and beliefs; and deviance and social control.

GEK1045 Introduction to World Religions(Grp 1):

Lec: Thu, 1400-1600

Who else may be taking: Siti, Yiqi, Asilah, Huili(?), Jing Xian(?)

If you have ever wanted to get a better grasp of the religions around us (including, even, your own), this is the module for you.
This course offers an introductory survey of major religious traditions of the world, with specific focus on Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will examine the origin and historical development of each tradition, along with its sacred texts, basic philosophical and metaphysical ideas, values and social ideals, patterns of ritual and worship, and specialized institutions. Our goal is to provide an objective understanding of each tradition on its own terms, and secondarily, an introduction to the academic study of religion.
The module also seeks to encourage discussion of contemporary events in the news and popular media. You will find that the religions we study in class are 'alive' in the events that happen in our world.
This is an introductory course, and all students are welcome.


Should the points be too high for the sociology one,

NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society

Lec: Mon, 1200-1400

Who else may be taking?: Huili, Asilah (if the sociology one is too ex)

How do ICTs affect culture, education, businesses, economy, and political life? Phenomena such as ‘social life in cyberspace’, deviant behavior online, new business paradigms, issues with human-computer interaction, and the impact of new media in arts will be explored, along with a range of ethical issues arising from the application of new technologies