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  2. Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)
  3. Specialisation (Formal)
  4. Sociology
  5. Structure

Sociology // Structure

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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:

  • four compulsory subjects (75 points)
  • core subject (12.5 points)
  • elective subject (12.5 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

75 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
SOCI40006 Sociology Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
SOCI40007 Sociology Thesis Part 2
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
SOCI40008 Reading Social Theory
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SOCI40009 Writing Sociology
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Core subject

12.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ANTH40012 Explanation and Understanding
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Elective Subjects

12.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
SOCI40003 Understanding The Life Course Not available in 2025 12.5
SOTH40001 Emotions in Society
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps

Last updated: 6 November 2025