Sociology

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D23-AA-SPC+1036 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus:	2011

Coordinator

Dr Tim Marjoribanks
School of Social and Political Sciences
Email: tkmarj@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre
arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:	see course overview
Objectives:	Students who complete the postgraduate diploma will: Be able to understand and critically engage with key theoretical and empirical approaches in sociology exploring the social patterns characterising contemporary societies; Be able to understand and use advanced sociological research methods, whether in the form of critical engagement with secondary materials; document research; field work; or other forms of sociological research; Have developed a reflexive awareness of the social, ethical and cultural dimensions of sociological research, analysis and practice.
Structure & Available Subjects:	The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires: Thesis 12,000 words (37.5 points) 1 compulsory subject (12.5 points) 4 elective subjects (50 points) Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:	Thesis subject Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: SOCI40002 Sociology Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 18.75 Compulsory subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CRIM40002 Qualitative Research Methods Semester 1 12.50 Elective subjects Subjects totalling 50 points to be chosen from the following list. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar February 12.50 SOCI90002 Foundations of Social Policy Semester 1 25 POLS40003 Communication and Governance Semester 1 12.50 CRIM90004 Compliance, Regulation & Crime Not offered in 2011 12.50 SOCI90004 Contemporary Social Problems Semester 2 12.50 SOCI90003 Comparative Social Policy Not offered in 2011 12.50 SOCI90005 Social Research Design and Evaluation Semester 2 12.50 MULT50002 Indigenous Peoples in Global Context Semester 2 12.50 CRIM90010 Crime Prevention: Critical Approaches Semester 2 12.50 SOTH40001 Theories of Modernity Not offered in 2011 12.50 CRIM40003 Drugs and Justice Semester 2 12.50 HIST90025 Postcolonial and Indigenous Histories Not offered in 2011 12.50 POLS40001 Contemporary Political and Social Theory Not offered in 2011 12.50 SOTH90004 Reading Texts in Social Theory Not offered in 2011 12.50 SOTH40002 Imagined Societies Not offered in 2011 12.50
Links to further information:	http://www.pscs.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

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