Please note that PD-ARTS Postgraduate Diploma in Artswill no longer be accepting new applications as of the 1st January 2015, the program from 2015 will be offered as GDA-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced). Please refer to the correct handbook entry for program information for commencing students from 2015.
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Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation should:
Be able to understand and critically engage with key theoretical and empirical approaches in sociology exploring the social patterns characterising contemporary societies;
Be able to understand and use advanced sociological research methods, whether in the form of critical engagement with secondary materials; document research; field work; or other forms of sociological research;
Have developed a reflexive awareness of the social, ethical and cultural dimensions of sociological research, analysis and practice.