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Sociology
Bachelor of ArtsMajorYear: 2021
Sociology
Contact information
Coordinator
Liz Dean
Email: ldean@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: 3 May 2024
Structure
100 credit points
This major requires the completion of:
- a minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives (SOCI10001 highly recommended)
- 12.5 credit points of Arts Foundation Subjects (MULT10018 recommended) for a single major, or 12.5 credit points of additional Level 1 electives for a double major*
- 12.5 credit points of Level 2 core subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
SOCI and SOTH coded subjects are recommended for both Level 2 and 3 electives
The subjects MULT20003 and MULT30018 are compulsory in the Criminology, Politics and International Studies, and Sociology majors. Students who are completing two majors in any two of these disciplines can only count MULT20003 and MULT30018 towards one major. One additional Level 2 subject and one additional Level 3 subject must be completed for the other major.
*Notes:
Students must undertake one Arts Foundation subject as part of the course requirements and the Arts Foundation can be counted in one major only. For this major, you will need to complete two Level 1 subjects.
If you are completing a single major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: One Arts Foundation subject and One Level 1 elective subject
If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: One Arts Foundation subject and One Level 1 Elective subject OR Two Level 1 Elective subjects
Level 1 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SOCI10001 | Understanding Society | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SOCI10003 | Inequalities: Challenges for the Future | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 core subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT20003 | Critical Analytical Skills | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEND20008 | Sex and Gender Present and Future | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SOCI20014 | Sociology of Youth | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20016 | Sociology of Culture | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20017 | Sexualising Society: Sociology of Sex | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SOCI20018 | Families, Relationships and Society | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20019 | Talking with People: Doing Interviews | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
SOTH20002 | Classical Sociological Theory | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT30018 | Applied Research Methods | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANTH30005 | Power, Ideology and Inequality | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HPSC30023 | Science and Society | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MULT30017 | Australian Indigenous Public Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI30001 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SOCI30005 | Sociology Internship |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
SOCI30009 | Living in a Risk Society | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SOCI30012 | Digital Technology and Social Change | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SOCI30013 | Survey Design and Analysis | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SOCI30014 | Sociology of 'Race' and Ethnicities | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI30015 | Sociology of Work: The Future of Work | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SOTH30004 | Psychoanalysis and Social Theory | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Links
http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study-areas/sociology-social-policy-and-social-theory
Last updated: 3 May 2024