Socio-legal Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !104-AA-SPC+1038 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010
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%).

Objectives: See course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in socio-legal studies must complete:

  • Thesis (37.5 points);
  • Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points);
  • One Core Methods subject (12.5 points);and
  • 37. 5 points of elective subjects.

Students undertaking combined honours in socio-legal studies must complete:

  • Thesis (37.5 points);
  • Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points);
  • One Core Methods subject (12.5 points)
  • 3 subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points)

OR

  • Thesis in combining discipline (37.5 points);
  • Two subjects in combining discipline (25 points);
  • One Core Methods subject (12.5 points); and
  • 25 points of Socio-Legal Studies elective subjects.
Total 100 points
Subject Options:

Compulsory subjects

50 points for students in pure honours
Combined honours students need to refer to the structure above
Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
18.75

Core Methods Subjects:

12.5 points
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Elective Subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2010
12.50
Not offered in 2010
12.50
Not offered in 2010
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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