Socio-legal Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !104-AA-SPC+1038 (2009)

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Year and Campus:	2009

Coordinator

Dr. Jennifer Balint

jbalint@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts and Music Student Centre
Contact: http://arts-unimelb.custhelp.com

Overview:	The prerequisites for entry to socio-legal studies honours are completion of all the requirements for the BA, completion of a major in socio-legal studies and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the major equivalent to at least an H2A (75%). Students undertaking pure honours in socio-legal studies must complete: Socio-Legal Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points); and Four elective subjects chosen from the list below (50 points).
Objectives:	See course objectives
Subject Options:	Compulsory subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 191-517 Socio-Legal Studies Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50 166-558 Social Science Research Seminar Semester 1 12.50 Socio-legal Studies Honours Elective Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 166-416 Justice, Democracy and Difference Semester 1 12.50 191-420 Qualitative Research Methods Semester 1 12.50 166-554 Social Research Design and Evaluation Semester 1 12.50 191-536 Criminology and Sociology Internship Semester 1, Semester 2 25.00 166-411 Australian Politics:Democracy & Justice Semester 2 12.50 166-442 Rights and Public Policy Semester 2 12.50 191-438 Texts and Violence Semester 2 12.50 191-440 The New Punitiveness? Semester 2 12.50 191-435 Drugs and Justice Semester 2 12.50 191-520 Compliance, Regulation & Crime Semester 2 12.50 191-538 Law, Race and Indigenous Peoples Semester 2 12.50 191-537 Genocide, State Crime and the Law Not offered in 2009 12.50 166-418 Corruption in Today's World Semester 1 12.50 166-423 Organisations and Management Semester 2 12.50
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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