Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) - Socio-Legal Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !GDA-ARTS-SPC+1030 (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Year and Campus: 2016

Coordinator

Dr Julie Evans

Contact

Email: j.evans@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) allows you to undertake a minor research subject and coursework subjects in a specialist field of study at an advanced level. This course is equivalent to an Arts Honours program if the thesis component is taken. It serves as prerequisite entry to a Masters by Research or PhD for those who have not completed a four-year Arts (Honours) degree in the relevant area.

Learning Outcomes:

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation 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; and
  • be equipped to engage in creative and methodologically rigorous, independent and high quality research, integrating theoretical and empirical analysis.
Structure & Available Subjects:

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:

  • one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
  • thesis subject (50 points)
  • elective subjects (37.5 points)

Total 100 points

Subject Options:

Compulsory Subject

1 compulsory subject (12.5 points)

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Thesis Subject

Thesis subject (50 points)

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

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

Elective Subjects

37.5 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.5
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)

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