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Sociology
Sociology is the study of social life, cultural and social
change and the social causes and consequences of human behaviour.
By acquiring sociological skills students develop the ability
to analyse a wide variety of social processes, institutions,
causes of social change and the structures of groups and societies.
Specific areas of study for sociologists include gender and
social class, crime and punishment, race and ethnicity, the
family, welfare and education reform, everyday life experiences,
social movements, social change in Asia, sport and entertainment,
and youth and popular culture.
Major Study
A major in Sociology consists of at least 54 credit points:
- at least 6 credit points of Sociology at 100 level in
either SOC103 or SOC104
- at least 24 credit points at 200-level including SOC203
and SOC231 and an elective from Sociology subjects or a
subject chosen from the list of other approved subjects
at 200-level listed below;
- 24 credit points at 300-level of which 16 cp must be in
SOC subjects. The remaining 8 credit points may be a SOC
subject or a subject from the list of other approved subjects
at 300-level listed below.
Honours
See Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Study Program
| Subjects |
|
Credit Points |
| 100-level: at least
one of the following subjects |
| SOC103 |
Aspects of Australian Society |
6 |
| SOC104 |
Communication, Media and Society |
6 |
200-level:
at least 24 credit points including SOC203 and SOC231.
Students may select another elective from the list of
Sociology subjects below or from the list of Other Approved
200-level subjects. |
| SOC203 |
Explaining Society |
8 |
| SOC205 |
Sociology of the Family |
8 |
| SOC206 |
Youth and Popular Culture |
8 |
| SOC222 |
Sociology of Crime and Justice |
8 |
| SOC224 |
Violence, Fear and Civilisation:
the Evolution of States |
8 |
| SOC231 |
Social Analysis |
8 |
| SOC241 |
Culture and Communication |
8 |
| SOC242 |
Contemporary Issues in Society |
8 |
| SOC243 |
Contesting Asia: Culture, Diversity,
Difference |
8 |
| SOC244 |
Punishment: Purpose, Practice, Policy |
8 |
Other Approved 200-level subjects:
Provided that they will have SOC203 and SOC231 on completing
the major, students may select one subject from this list |
| AUST246 |
A Sociology of Australia's Indigenous People:
Contemporary Issues and Debates |
8 |
| PHIL232 |
Political Philosophy |
8 |
| PHIL286 |
Philosophy of Social Science |
8 |
| POL224 |
Politics and the Media |
8 |
| POL290
|
Women in Society: Productive and Reproductive
Labour |
8 |
| 300-level: at least
24 credit points of which 16cp must have the prefix SOC
|
| SOC302 |
Contemporary Social and Political
Thought |
8 |
| SOC303 |
The Individual in Society |
8 |
| SOC305 |
Race and Ethnic Studies |
8 |
| SOC306 |
Researching Everyday Life |
8 |
| SOC308 |
Social and Public Policy |
8 |
| SOC309 |
Social Movement and Community Activism |
8 |
| SOC310 |
Community Organisations, the Third
Sector and Civil Society |
8 |
| SOC318 |
Modernity, Development and Social
Change |
8 |
| SOC330 |
Gender and Society |
8 |
| SOC334 |
Bread and Circuses |
8 |
| SOC341 |
Special Topics in Sociology |
8 |
| SOC349 |
Social Regulation: Policies and Issues |
8 |
Other Approved 300-level subjects:
Provided that they will have 16 credit points of subjects
with the prefix SOC on completing the major, students
may select one subject from this list. |
| PHIL390 |
Contemporary Political Philosophy |
8 |
| POL314 |
Power and the Modern State |
8 |
| POL318 |
The Asian Tigers: Newly Industrialising Countries
in Transition |
8 |
| POL319 |
Political Economy in the New Millennium |
8 |
Joint Major in Sociology and Science, Technology
and Society (STS)
This joint major is intended for students whose main disciplinary
interest is in the sociology of science and technology. The
joint major provides both depth in sociological theory and
examination of a range of issues in science and technology.
It is a joint major rather than a double major. However, by
taking additional subjects in STS and Sociology the joint
major can be converted into a double major. There are a total
of 76 compulsory cp within the program.
Sociology requirements:
At 100-level, students must do 6 cp of Sociology subjects
at 100-level, including at least one of SOC103 or SOC104.
At 200-level, students must do SOC203 Explaining Society and
SOC231 Social Analysis.
At 300-level, students must do 24cp of which 16cp must be
in SOC subjects.
STS requirements:
38 cp of STS, including STS100 Social Aspects of Science and
Technology or STS278 Scientific and Technological Controversy,
with at least 16 cp at 300-level.
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