Socio-legal Studies

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%).

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

• A 15,000 word thesis: SOLS40002 Socio-Legal Studies Thesis (50 points);
• One Compulsory subject (12.5 points);
• One Core Methods subject (12.5 points);
• Two elective subjects or CRIM90006 Criminology and Sociology Internship (25 points)

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

• SOLS40002 Socio-Legal Studies Thesis (50 points);
• POLS40014 Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points);
• 3 subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points)

OR

• Thesis in combining discipline (50 points);
• Coursework subject from the combining discipline (1.25 points);
• CRIM40002 Qualitative Research Methods (12.5 points);
• Two elective subjects or CRIM90006 Criminology and Sociology Internship (25 points)

Total 100 points

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.

Core Methods Subjects:

12.5 points

Elective Subjects: