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Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2018
Sociology
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:
- 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; and
- Have developed a reflexive awareness of the social, ethical and cultural dimensions of sociological research, analysis and practice.
Last updated: 31 January 2025
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:
- two compulsory subjects (25 points)
- thesis subject (50 points)
- elective subjects (25 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: Students must enrol in the thesis SOCI40006 Sociology Thesis Part 1 and SOCI40007 Sociology Thesis Part 2 over two consecutive semesters
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CRIM40002 | Qualitative Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS40013 | Social Science Research Seminar | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Thesis Subject
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SOCI40006 | Sociology Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
SOCI40007 | Sociology Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Elective Subjects
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI40003 | Understanding The Life Course | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90003 | Comparative Social Policy | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
SOCI90004 | Contemporary Social Problems | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90005 | Social Research Design and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90011 | Foundations of Social Policy | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOTH40001 | Relationships in Modernity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOTH40002 | Imagined Societies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 31 January 2025