Socio-Legal Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D23-AA-SPC+1035 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Year and Campus: 2013

Coordinator

Associate Professor Steve James

Email: spj@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

The Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:

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Objectives:

Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Socio-legal Studies) should:

  • understand the social, political and historical context of law and legal process;
  • have developed a specialized knowledge in an area of socio-legal studies;
  • appreciate the problems of legal reform;
  • gain a deep conceptual understanding of the relationship between law and society;
  • be able to critically and constructively discuss the role of law in society;
  • gain a high level of critical thinking and analysis and a high standard of academic writing;
  • be equipped to engage in creative and methodologically rigorous, independent and high quality research, integrating theoretical and empirical analysis.
Structure & Available Subjects:

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


  • Thesis (50 points)
  • One compulsory subject (12.5 points)
  • Three elective subjects (37.5 points)

Total 100 points
Subject Options:

Thesis Subject

50 points

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2013
25

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2013
12.50

Elective Subjects

37.5 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

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