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Socio-Legal Studies
Specialisation (formal)Year: 2017
Socio-Legal Studies
Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) allows you to undertake a minor research subject and coursework subjects in a specialist field of study at an advanced level. This course is equivalent to an Arts Honours program if the thesis component is taken. It serves as prerequisite entry to a Masters by Research or PhD for those who have not completed a four-year Arts (Honours) degree in the relevant area.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation 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; and
- be equipped to engage in creative and methodologically rigorous, independent and high quality research, integrating theoretical and empirical analysis.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
100 credit points
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:
- one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
- thesis subject (50 points)
- elective subjects (37.5 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: Students must enrol in the thesis SOLS40002 Socio-Legal Thesis Part 1 and SOLS40003 Socio-Legal Thesis Part 2 over two consecutive semesters
Subject Options
Compulsory Subject
12.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS40013 | Social Science Research Seminar | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Thesis Subject
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SOLS40002 | Socio-Legal Studies Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
SOLS40003 | Socio-Legal Studies Thesis Part 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Elective Subjects
37.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CRIM40003 | Drugs and Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM40005 | Punishment and Detention: New Challenges | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90004 | Taming Business? Crime, Law and Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90007 | Genocide, State Crime and the Law | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90008 | Sovereignty, Justice, Indigenous Peoples | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CRIM90011 | Research and Criminal Justice Governance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90020 | Crime, Culture & the Media | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90030 | Criminology & Sociology Internship Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CRIM90031 | Criminology & Sociology Internship Pt 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT50002 | Indigenous Peoples in Global Context | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS40002 | Australian Politics:Democracy & Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS40004 | Justice, Democracy and Difference | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/sspsLast updated: 30 January 2024