Sociology

Major/Minor/Specialisation !BH-ARTS-SPC+1031 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Year and Campus: 2015

Coordinator

Dr. Jens Zinn

jzinn@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts Student Centre

Overview:

The prerequisites for entry to sociology honours are completion of all the requirements for the BA, completion of a major in sociology, and an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent, including the completion of subject(s) 166-081 Quantitative Social Research and 166-086 Qualitative Research Strategies, or 191-004 Introduction to Research Methods, or 191-004/MULT20003 Social Science Research Methods, or MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills.

Learning Outcomes:

See course objectives

Structure & Available Subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in Sociology must complete:

  • A 15,000 word thesis: SOCI40005 Sociology Thesis (50 points);
  • Two Compulsory subjects (25 points);
  • Two Sociology Honours elective subjects or CRIM90006 Criminology and Sociology Internship (25 points)

Students undertaking combined honours in Sociology and another program must complete:

  • SOCI40005 Sociology Thesis (50 points);
  • POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points);
  • Coursework from the combining discipline (37.5 points)

or

  • Thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
  • Coursework from the combining discipline (12.5 points);
  • CRIM40002 Qualitative Research Methods (12.5 points);
  • Two Sociology Honours elective subjects or CRIM90006 Criminology and Sociology Internship (25 points)

Total 100 points

Subject Options:

Compulsory Subjects:

Total: 75 points

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
25

Elective Subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2015
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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