Sociology

Major/Minor/Specialisation !104-AA-SPC+1039 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010

Coordinator

Dr Tim Marjoribanks
tkmarj@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts and Music 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, including the subjects 166-081 Quantitative Social Research and 166-086 Qualitative Research Strategies, 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 Sociology must complete:

  • Sociology Thesis (37.5 points);
  • Qualitative Research Methods(12.5 points); and
  • Elective subjects (50 points).

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

  • Sociology Thesis (37.5 points)
  • Qualitative Research Methods(12.5 points);
  • One elective sociology subject (12.5 points);
  • Three subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points).

or

  • Honours thesis in the combining discipline (37.5 points);
  • Two subjects in the combining discipline (25 points);
  • Qualitative Research Methods(12.5 points); and
  • Elective sociology subjects (25 points).
Total 100 points
Subject Options:

Compulsory Subjects:

50 points
Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
18.75

Elective Subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
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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