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Sociology
Bachelor of ArtsMajorYear: 2019
Sociology
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Irma Mooi-Reci
Email: irma.mooi@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
Sociology engages with central dimensions of life in contemporary societies, from transformations in the life course, contemporary families, gender relations, ethnic, racial and sexual identity, and the body, through to media, new technologies, and globalisation. It engages with emerging patterns of social inequality and new forms of social problems, and the ways in which people and societies confront these new challenges. Sociology also explores emerging questions of action and identity – from new social movements to subcultures to forms of action evident in contemporary social transformations.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this major, students will be able to:
- demonstrate a sociological understanding of the nature of social relationships and institutions, patterns of social diversity and inequality, and processes that underpin social change and stability; and
- demonstrate a detailed knowledge of sociology as an academic discipline in its social, historical and world context, including its principal concepts and theories; and
- demonstrate an ability to apply sociological theories, concepts and evidence to sociological questions within complex and changing social contexts; and
- communicate sociological principles and knowledge effectively using appropriate formats both oral and written; and
- demonstrate an ability to develop arguments by using evidence, evaluating competing explanations, and drawing conclusions; and
- demonstrate an understanding of research processes in the social sciences including design, methodology and methods, analysis, interpretation, and the diversity of approaches to research; and
- recognise the importance of ethical standards of conduct in the research and analysis of social and political phenomena; and
- work productively in groups.
Last updated: 2 February 2021
Structure
100 credit points
Sociology is available as both a 100-point major and a 75-point minor.
Major:
Level 1 (25 points)
- one Arts Foundation Subject (MULT10018 Power recommended) and
- one Level 1 elective subject (SOCI10001: Understanding Society highly recommended)
Level 2 (37.5 points)
- one Level 2 compulsory subject (Critical Analytical Skills) and
- 25 points from Level 2 elective subjects (SOCI and SOTH coded subjects are recommended)
Level 3 (37.5 points)
- one Level 3 Capstone subject (MULT30018 Applied Research Methods) and
- 25 points from Level 3elective subjects (SOCI and SOTH coded subjects are recommended)
Total 100 points
Minor:
Level 1 (25 points) consisting of:
- One Arts Foundation Subject (MULT10018 Power highly recommended)
- 12.5 points from Level 1 subjects
Level 2 (25 points) consisting of:
- 25 points from Level 2 subjects (MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills is strongly recommended).
Level 3 (25 points) consisting of:
- 25 points from Level 3 subjects
Total 75 points
The capstone subject is not available in the minor or as breadth studies.
Subject Options
Level 1 Subjects (12.5 points)
12.5 points of the following level 1 subjects for students completing a major or minor and one Arts Foundation Subject.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCI10001 | Understanding Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI10003 | Inequalities: Challenges for the Future | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Compulsory Subject (12.5 points)
This subject is compulsory at level 2 in the sociology major.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULT20003 | Critical Analytical Skills | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Elective Subjects (25 points)
Not all subjects listed in the major are available to students completing a minor, level 2 subjects included in the minor, see below.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH20011 | Ethnic Nationalism and the Modern World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CRIM20004 | Order, Disorder, Crime, Deviance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEND20008 | Sex and Gender Present and Future | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20001 | Society and Environments | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CRIM20008 | Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20014 | Sociology of Youth | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20016 | Sociology of Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20017 | Sexualising Society: Sociology of Sex | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20018 | Families, Relationships and Society | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOLS20001 | Law, Justice and Social Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH20002 | Modernity: Foundations of Sociology | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone Subject
The capstone subject is compulsory for students completing a major in sociology.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULT30018 | Applied Research Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Elective Subjects
Not all subjects listed in the major are available to students completing a minor, level 3 subjects included in the minor, see below.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH30005 | Power, Ideology and Inequality | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CRIM30005 | Crimes of the Powerful | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC30023 | Science and Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT30017 | Australian Indigenous Public Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30001 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30009 | Living in a Risk Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOLS30001 | Law in Social Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH30001 | Critical Theories | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| SOCI30005 | Sociology Internship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| SOCI30012 | Digital Technology and Social Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30013 | Survey Design and Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30014 | Sociology of 'Race' and Ethnicities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30015 | Sociology of Work: The Future of Work | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH30004 | Psychoanalysis and Social Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Elective Subjects (Minor)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH20011 | Ethnic Nationalism and the Modern World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CRIM20004 | Order, Disorder, Crime, Deviance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEND20008 | Sex and Gender Present and Future | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20001 | Society and Environments | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CRIM20008 | Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20014 | Sociology of Youth | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20016 | Sociology of Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20017 | Sexualising Society: Sociology of Sex | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20018 | Families, Relationships and Society | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOLS20001 | Law, Justice and Social Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH20002 | Modernity: Foundations of Sociology | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Level 3 Elective Subjects (Minor)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH30005 | Power, Ideology and Inequality | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CRIM30005 | Crimes of the Powerful | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC30023 | Science and Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT30017 | Australian Indigenous Public Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30001 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30009 | Living in a Risk Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOLS30001 | Law in Social Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH30001 | Critical Theories | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| SOCI30005 | Sociology Internship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| SOCI30012 | Digital Technology and Social Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30013 | Survey Design and Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30014 | Sociology of 'Race' and Ethnicities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30015 | Sociology of Work: The Future of Work | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH30004 | Psychoanalysis and Social Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study-areas/sociology-social-policy-and-social-theory
Last updated: 2 February 2021