Sociology

Sociology engages with central dimensions of life in contemporary societies, from transformations in the life course, contemporary families, gender relations, ethnic, racial and sexual identity, and the body, through to media, new technologies, and globalisation. It engages with emerging patterns of social inequality and new forms of social problems, and the ways in which people and societies confront these new challenges. Sociology also explores emerging questions of action and identity – from new social movements to subcultures to forms of action evident in contemporary social transformations.

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The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:

Level 1 (12.5 points)

• one level 1 elective subject from the list below.

Level 2 (37.5 points)

• Critical Analytical Skills
• 25 points of level 2 elective subjects listed below.

Level 3 (50 points)

• Applied Research Methods (12.5 points)
• 37.5 points of level 3 elective subjects from list below.

Total 100 points

Level 1 Elective Subjects

12.5 points

Level 2 Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Level 2 Elective Subjects

25 points

Level 3 Compulsory Capstone

12.5 points

Level 3 Elective Subjects

37.5 points