Sociology // Structure
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Sociology
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr. Liz Dean
Email: ldean@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
Students undertaking pure honours in Sociology must complete:
- A 15,000 word thesis: SOCI40006 Sociology Thesis Part 1, and SOCI40007 Sociology Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- Two Compulsory subjects (25 points);
- Two Sociology Honours elective subjects or CRIM90006 Criminology and Sociology Internship (25 points)
Students undertaking combined honours in Sociology and another program must complete:
- SOCI40006 Sociology Thesis Part 1, and SOCI40007 Sociology Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points);
- Coursework from the combining discipline (37.5 points)
or
- Thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
- Coursework from the combining discipline (12.5 points);
- CRIM40002 Qualitative Research Methods (12.5 points);
- Two Sociology Honours elective subjects or CRIM90006 Criminology and Sociology Internship (25 points)
Total 100 points
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects:
Total: 75 points
Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS40013 | Social Science Research Seminar | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM40002 | Qualitative Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT50002 | Indigenous Peoples in Global Context | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90011 | Foundations of Social Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90004 | Contemporary Social Problems | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOTH40001 | Relationships in Modernity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI40003 | Understanding The Life Course | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90005 | Social Research Design and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOTH40002 | Imagined Societies | Not available in 2020 | 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 |
Links
http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/students/honours
Last updated: 18 December 2020