Socio-Legal studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D23-AA-SPC+1035 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus: 2012
Overview: see course overview
Objectives:

Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Socio-legal Studies) should:

  • understand the social, political and historical context of law and legal process;
  • have developed a specialized knowledge in an area of socio-legal studies;
  • appreciate the problems of legal reform;
  • gain a deep conceptual understanding of the relationship between law and society;
  • be able to critically and constructively discuss the role of law in society;
  • gain a high level of critical thinking and analysis and a high standard of academic writing;
  • be equipped to engage in creative and methodologically rigorous, independent and high quality research, integrating theoretical and empirical analysis.
Structure & Available Subjects: The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:
  • Thesis 12,000 words (37.5 points)
  • One compulsory subject (12.5 points)
  • One core methods subject (12.5 points)
  • Three elective subjects (37.5 points)

Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.

Subject Options:

Thesis subject

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
18.75

Compulsory subject

12.5 points
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Core methods subjects

12.5 points
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Elective subjects

37.5 points
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2012
12.50
Not offered in 2012
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

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