Postgraduate Certificate in Arts (Sociology)

Course 377-SO (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

 ContactGraduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395 Fax: +61 3 9347 0424 Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au 

Course Overview:	The postgraduate certificate provides an entry point to an articulated structure of higher degree study and may qualify graduates for entry to the postgraduate diploma. Course coordinator: Dr Tim Marjoribanks School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology Email: tkmarj@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the postgraduate certificate should: demonstrate a general understanding of sociology in the contemporary world; demonstrate a general understanding of key concepts and issues involved in sociology; conduct applied study of sociological issues and demonstrate general skills of sociological analysis and critique.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	four elective subjects Total 50 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:	Elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 166-407 Contemporary Political and Social Theory Semester 1 12.50 166-413 Communication and Governance Semester 1 12.50 166-420 Multiple Modernities Not offered in 2008 12.500 166-516 Foundations of Social Policy Semester 1 25 166-525 Contemporary Social Problems Semester 2 12.50 166-531 Comparative Social Policy Semester 2 12.50 166-554 Social Research Design and Evaluation Semester 1 12.50 121-503 Research Methods and Design Summer 12.500 131-471 Postcolonial and Indigenous Histories Semester 2 12.50 136-532 Reading Texts in Social Theory 2 12.500 191-520 Compliance, Regulation & Crime Semester 2 12.50 191-542 Crime Prevention: Critical Approaches Semester 1 12.50 136-430 Theories of Modernity Semester 1 12.50 136-431 Imagined Societies Semester 2 12.50
Entry Requirements:	an undergraduate degree with a major in sociology or cognate discipline and a grade average equivalent to an H2B (70%) at the University of Melbourne in the major or a Graduate Diploma in Arts (Sociology) with a grade average equivalent to an H2B (70%) at the University of Melbourne.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/pscs/

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